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title: "NRN: Taco Bell campaign aims to inspire teens to graduate"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cc16555d-5ca9-4132-bddd-edb9fb1d54e0
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nrn-taco-bell-campaign-aims-to-inspire-teens-to-graduate-1775
category: "Mexican"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Mexican"
topics: ["Marketing"]
published: 2015-06-09T20:15:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:51.942Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc8551.png
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# NRN: Taco Bell campaign aims to inspire teens to graduate

**TL;DR:** Taco Bell launched a marketing campaign to inspire teenagers to graduate high school and support the Taco Bell Foundation. The company has raised more than $75 million for scholarships and other initiatives since 1992.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-06-09. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nrn-taco-bell-campaign-aims-to-inspire-teens-to-graduate-1775).*

## Story

It appears Taco Bell is taking a page out of Starbucks’ book by placing a greater focus on education. Only instead of offering to help pay for college, the fast-food franchise giant is launching a marketing campaign aimed at inspiring teenagers to graduate high school, according to Nation’s Restaurant News.

Using the hashtag #RecognizePotential on social media, the company hopes to create a dialogue while also highlighting a national fundraising campaign at its locations where guests are encouraged to donate a dollar to the Taco Bell Foundation. This organization works directly with teens for everything from job training support to financial assistance.

Nation’s Restaurant News reported Taco Bell has raised more than $75 million for scholarships and other initiatives since 1992.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- Taco Bell (company)
- Starbucks (company)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- fundraising (topic)
- education support (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nrn-taco-bell-campaign-aims-to-inspire-teens-to-graduate-1775). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cc16555d-5ca9-4132-bddd-edb9fb1d54e0).