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While alarming statistics on chronic absenteeism in schools are easy to find, impactful interventions are rare. That’s where Newark’s youth come in. Through Newark Opportunity Youth Network, they've pioneered a youth-led conversation campaign that’s changing the game in educational reform. By engaging their peers in over 30 recorded small-group conversations around their lived experiences, these young leaders have built a model for meaningful educational change led by youth and powered by youth voices. To learn more about this game-changing initiative and what's coming next, check out our latest spotlight story below! #youthvoices #chronicabsenteeism

The F.A.I.R. Fund supports youth-led advocacy and activism programs that promote fairness, access, inclusion, and resiliency. ⚖️ Fairness: Justice where all young people are treated as they deserve. The F.A.I.R. Fund aims to create a society where fairness prevails, ensuring that every young person receives the treatment and opportunities they rightly deserve. 🔑 Access: Equal and equitable opportunities for all youth. This tenet focuses on removing barriers and creating pathways that allow all young people to participate fully and equally in society. 🌍 Inclusion: Eliminating exclusion and discrimination, valuing all talents. Inclusion is about fostering a society that celebrates diversity, seeks out the talents of all young people, and works actively to eliminate any forms of exclusion or discrimination. 💪 Resiliency: Teaching youth skills to navigate life successfully. Resiliency involves equipping young people with the skills they need to overcome challenges, adapt to change, and thrive in any circumstance. Each year, two organizations are selected to receive one-time grants of up to $20,000 each. The deadline for applications is June 14. Apply now: https://buff.ly/3wG9tps Video provided by FAIR Fund grantee partner Firebird Community Arts with support from Hilltop Artists. #BrightPromises #EarlyChildhoodEducation #CommunitySupport #EducationForAll #ChildDevelopment #EmpowerYouth #Grants

Full transparency: I work for this organization, but I am not getting paid to promote this, nor do I make any money if you choose to attend. Here is why I feel compelled to promote this particular event: 🔹This event genuinely centers BIPOC educators' and leaders' lives, experience, and wisdom. 🔹 Four incredible women of Color who have committed their careers to social justice - Sung Kim, Amrita Kauldher, Tiffanie Rivera-Di Lucio, and Linh Nguyen - have been working tirelessly to put this event together for the past year (and deserve to be acknowledged and praised for their efforts). 🔹 The Convening includes a line-up of amazing speakers and panelists, including BIPOC students, formerly incarcerated folks, cutting-edge researchers, veteran educators and administrators, coaches, policy makers, and spiritual practitioners. 🔹 The keynote speaker alone, Ruha Benjamin, is worth the cost of admission. 🔹This event is NOT a money-making endeavor. As of now, the nonprofit organization that is hosting this event, Technology Access Foundation, is actually losing money on The Convening. This conference is truly for the benefit of those in attendance. If you can't make it, please consider making a donation to provide a scholarship for an early-career BIPOC educator to attend for free. https://lnkd.in/gcsV5fvy ➡️ For those who would like to attend but are limited by finances, please message me and I will provide a discount code. - Fri. & Sat. (Feb. 23-24th) at the University of Washington #conferene #socialjustice #DEI #leadership #education #schools #teachers #policy #donate #diversity #BIPOC https://lnkd.in/d5ZxXJRy

It’s that time of the year to meet with the stakeholders at the Elaine Education Foundation. We are a bridge to help children access and enjoy their right to education. During our stakeholders’ meeting, we meet the children in our scholarship program (62 of them now), their parents, representatives from their schools (over 30 schools), donors, community members, and our EEF team. The children also register for the next academic year and submit documents from their schools showing a breakdown of their fees. The children in our scholarship program were either out of school or on the verge of being out of school because of a lack of funds. We moved from having 52 children in our scholarship program for the 2022/2023 academic year to having 62 children for the 2023/2024 academic year. We plan to increase this number yearly as, according to UNESCO, about 250 million children are out of school now (read here: https://lnkd.in/gr_gubGq). The range of their fees was $22.50 - $226.71/year last academic year. With inflation, we anticipate an increase this year. I invite you to sponsor a child to attend school for the next academic year (https://lnkd.in/gSN3i2zh), repost to spread the word, and get involved by visiting our website (https://lnkd.in/gUFN5Ner). We can do this! 💃💃 It has been a joy to serve children, schools, parents, and communities in 5 cities and two countries through EEF. #Internationaldevelopment #nonprofit #Sdg4 #QualityEducation #Educationmatters #stakeholders #EEF #Impact

🌟 Transforming Lives, Shaping the Future: The Impact of Raising Highly Capable Kids 🌟 In an inspiring new video, Community Champions, Facilitators, partners, and parents open their hearts to share the profound effects of the Raising Highly Capable Kids program on their lives and communities. This powerful initiative is not just about nurturing the potential of our children; it's about crafting the foundation of our future societies. 👨👩👧👦 Why This Matters: Children are the heartbeats of our communities and the architects of tomorrow. By investing in their growth and development today, we are laying down the bricks for more resilient, enlightened, and compassionate communities tomorrow. The Raising Highly Capable Kids program is a testament to the belief that every child possesses untapped potential that, when nurtured, can lead to astonishing outcomes not just for the individual, but for society at large. 👏 Watch the video, be inspired, and join us in celebrating the impact of this incredible program. Because when we invest in our children, we invest in the future of our communities. #RaisingHighlyCapableKids #CommunityImpact #FutureLeaders #InvestInChildren https://lnkd.in/gtWaUh-4

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“Critics of conversation-based bridging programs worry that selection bias is at work: Only people already concerned about divides may opt to participate. Some efforts aim to get around this: In Unify America’s college programming, for example, professors make participation mandatory in their classes." Thanks to The Chronicle of Philanthropy for diving into the art of bridging divides and the full picture of critiques and evidence behind the work. #unifychallenge #bridgebuilding https://hubs.li/Q02t3LXZ0

Super Excited for this year's MREF - Race Around the World... In just the first week the Race has raised over half of the $100,000 Goal ($59,125). That's the power of Collaboration within our Industry. Huge Shout out to the Sponsoring Organizations AND the Participating Individuals that make it happen! During the 2024 Race Around the World for Education, the MREF is harnessing the collective generosity of the MR community to support organizations dedicated to ensuring that vulnerable children receive the protection, education, and nurturing they need to thrive... Together, we can race to fill the gaps that threaten to leave our world's most vulnerable children behind. The grantees for 2024 include: •  Start Lighthouse – supporting early literacy development in the Bronx. •  Hogar Montiel Girls Association – providing support and education to neglected girls in Costa Rica. •  Baal Dan – funding grassroots organizations to provide help to vulnerable children in need in the most direct way possible. •  Urban Sprouts Child Development Center – providing children in Missouri with a nurturing environment that fosters a love of learning. *** If you are a walker, runner, or biker that would like to be a part of an initiative like this, feel free to visit the Race Around the World Website and feel free to join in! Link for the Website is in the Comments 👇 👇 👇 #Insights #MRX #MarketResearch #Leadership #Networking #Communities

The secret to thriving school districts? An engaged community. Establishing trust within the community is paramount for school districts as they navigate through polarization, legislative challenges, and budget constraints. By elevating the voices of your educational partners—teachers, students, parents, staff, and community members—and acting on the insights you surface, you'll be setting up your initiatives for success. Want to get more authentic community engagement in your district? We created a tool kit to help you get there! Get our tips and tactics for: ✅ Creating a better community engagement plan ✅ Building community trust in your district, and more! Download the tool kit here 👇 🔗 https://bit.ly/48MqNqY #CommunityEngagement #EducationalLeadership