A mind is a terrible thing to waste campaign

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"A mind is a terrible thing to waste" is a long-running and iconic public service advertising campaign that powerfully promoted support for African American higher education and scholarships through the United Negro College Fund.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public service advertising campaign ⓘ
slogan ⓘ
associatedOrganization United Negro College Fund ⓘ
associatedWith African American higher education ⓘ
beneficiary African American students ⓘ
HBCUs ⓘ
historically black colleges and universities ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
focus college scholarships ⓘ
higher education access ⓘ
genre public service announcement ⓘ
goal to increase public awareness of the importance of college education for African Americans ⓘ
to raise funds for United Negro College Fund member institutions ⓘ
impact contributed to fundraising success for the United Negro College Fund ⓘ
helped shape public perception of the value of African American education ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium outdoor advertising ⓘ
print advertising ⓘ
radio advertising ⓘ
television advertising ⓘ
notableFor being one of the most iconic American public service advertising campaigns ⓘ
purpose to encourage donations for scholarships ⓘ
to promote support for African American higher education ⓘ
sloganText A mind is a terrible thing to waste ⓘ
sponsor UNCF ⓘ
United Negro College Fund ⓘ
targetAudience general American public ⓘ
potential donors ⓘ
theme education ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
racial equality in education ⓘ
timeSpan long-running campaign ⓘ

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United Negro College Fund → notableCampaign → A mind is a terrible thing to waste campaign ⓘ
Ad Council → knownFor → “A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Waste” campaign ⓘ
linked to: A mind is a terrible thing to waste campaign