Mission 360 Foundation
What's New
Upcoming Events:
FREE Community Swiss Dec. 23rd, 2023. Two sections. All ratings are welcome. FREE for ALL!
Friday night quick swiss series : 10/20; 10/27; 11/17; 12/8; 12/15
Congratulations to Bay Area's latest teen master! Mission360's very own resident TD Aaron Xuli Dai recently broke 2200 to become a US National Master!
Congratulations to our officers and volunteers for being recognized by President's Volunteer Service Award for school year 2022-2023!
Gold Award: Ashley Pang, Aaron Xuli Dai, Eric Li, Kevin Pan
Chess and Education Survey: Do you think chess has helped with your personal development? Do you want to bring chess to every single school in the US so other people can benefit as you do? Fill out a short survey here to help FM Kevin Pan and his friends conduct data-driven research. Join the core project team if you are passionate about chess, education and data by emailing kevin@mission360foru.org.
Mission360 and Luvisminda Care Foundation jointly sponsored chess-in-the-park in the Philippines. You can find details here. Please consider donating to this good cause via Benevity.
FM Kevin Pan's interview series "California's Chess Talents" released the latest episode featuring Bay Area's latest WGM Rochelle Wu. Details can be found here.
Our special fundraising swiss to support chess-in-school @Capetown, South Africa on Feb. 11th, 2023 was a success. Together we raised more than $1122 to help with the good cause. Thank you for your generous support!
Mission360 partners with Chess.com and offers our friends one free month of Diamond membership on Chess.com. https://www.chess.com/payment?id=diamond_yearly_032022&coupon=MISS22&ref_ID=22633026
Mission360 is an officially certified non-profit organization by Benevity and is available via the 900+ companies' donation portals supported by Benevity for donation and company match! We appreciate your support to help with our cause in a sustainable way!
Our founder FM Kevin Pan and his friends are glad to partner with Mission San Jose Elementary PTC to offer a comprehensive chess program including a general education Friday class and a competitive team Monday night camp. We look forward to a fruitful year and more state and national champions!
FM Robert Shlyakhtenko's article, "Mission Now Possible", about Mission360/Bay Area Chess spring NORM events, was published in Chess Life June issue!
Vision
We believe everyone, regardless of background, should have equal access to opportunities. Our hope is to provide those who lack resources with access to chess education and tournaments.
We envision connecting communities around the world one step at a time. From local chess camps for kids in our community to national norm events for chess masters seeking high-level tournaments to international fundraising initiatives for communities that lack chess resources, we believe this effort will bring us closer to fulfilling our vision.
If you are interested in our initiative, explore our website and join us!
What Do We Do
Eagle Chess Club
Eagle Chess Club serves as our major driving force to promote diversity and inclusion in chess by organizing fund-raising events.
Organize elite chess tournaments in partnership with Bay Area Chess and Pacific Northwest Chess Club to promote chess and connect players from all kinds of backgrounds
Organize free chess tournaments for under-represented / under-privileged people
Host chess training camps year round (financial assistance available for under-privileged group)
Sponsor community chess programs
Celebrate National Chess Day
ConnectingU
ConnectingU serves as a platform to connect those who have specialized skills and hope to share this passion to provide education to those in need. We believe when people from diversified backgrounds connect, great things happen! We have volunteer coaches excelling in the following areas and more:
Chess
Math
AI and Machine Learning
Bio-informatics
Check ConnectingU page for biographies of our coaches and sign up as a student!
Our Sponsors and Partners
Thank you for your donation!
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