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Every student deserves opportunities in life, and every educator committed to providing those opportunities, deserves support. Those beliefs drive us to work alongside schools to support great teaching so that we can work towards guaranteeing that all students are receiving high quality instruction. We partner with over 900 schools - both district and charter - in underserved communities around the country, thus impacting more than 330,000 students. Third-party evaluations confirm that when schools have the right basic conditions in place and partner with ANet, they achieve 6-8 months of additional learning over a two-year period compared to schools not partnering with ANet. At ANet we are committed to living out our core values, both across our organization and with our partner schools. We acknowledge that systemic inequities impact student access to opportunities and that in order to ensure educational equity for all students, we must center on the experiences of those from marginalized communities to guide our work. We work to deepen our understanding of how race, class, power and privilege influence the education system as well as influence our own perspectives. To do so, we provide ongoing learning opportunities through org-wide professional development, affinity groups, working groups, and resource sharing. Individuals who join ANet have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values driven, and team-oriented organization that is committed to having impact in schools by investing in each other and learning together. We were named as The NonProfit Times “Best Nonprofits to Work For” and work tirelessly to foster a working environment where the unique perspectives, backgrounds, and identities of our staff members are valued.

Alameda County Community Food Bank has been at the forefront of hunger relief efforts for 35 years. Through a network of more than 350 agency partners, we serve 1 in 4 community members throughout the county and will provide enough food for more than 50 million meals this year. We’re changing lives. With our latest strategic plan, we are setting a bold trajectory for the long-term work required to dismantle the systems that perpetuate poverty, including racism. Our staff regularly engage in conversations about race, class, power and privilege as part of our organizational commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion. Please learn more about our efforts at www.accfb.org . Alameda County Community Food Bank honors our differences and is committed to creating a workplace that celebrates and reflects the diversity of our Community. Applicants who contribute to this diversity are strongly encouraged to apply. ACCFB provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, ACCFB complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the ACCFB has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

America On Tech (AOT)'s mission is to decrease the racial wealth gap by increasing equitable pathways for underestimated students into degrees and careers in technology.

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Americans for Financial Reform is a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based, and civic and community groups. Formed in the wake of the 2008 crisis, we are working to lay the foundation for a strong, stable, and ethical financial system – one that serves the economy and the nation as a whole. AFR has been called “the leading voice for Wall Street accountability” in Washington (by Zach Carter of the Huffington Post).

Founded in 1972, the Associates of the Boston Public Library is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting the Boston Public Library’s Special Collections of rare books, manuscripts, prints and drawings, musical scores, and other items of historic, cultural, and literary interest. The Associates’ mission is to ensure continued public access to these irreplaceable treasures by underwriting their conservation, cataloging, digitization, and exhibition.   The Associates’ signature fundraising event, Literary Lights, is a formal dinner honoring outstanding authors from New England. The organization also hosts periodic public programming, including the Hundred-Year Retroactive Book Award competition and the Pierce Performance Series, recently launched a literary auction “Bid it! Book it!,” and annually awards a Writer-in-Residence fellowship to an emerging author. For more information, please see: www.AssociatesBPL.org .  

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Axis Talent Partners is an executive search and talent strategy firm, founded and led by women of color. We partner with social impact organizations to provide talent solutions that are grounded in relationship building and centered in equity and inclusivity.

Every day, BDO delivers exceptional service, and not just to our clients. We owe the success of our business in large part to our communities and to our environment. From reducing energy consumption to a variety of grass-roots community service initiatives, BDO endeavors every day to help people thrive, whether they’re down the street or across the world.    BDO’s primary social programs – BDO Counts and BDO Green – embody our commitment to corporate responsibility, organizing and supporting national and local initiatives alike.

Beacon Academy closes the opportunity gap for a cadre of Boston’s bright and determined students. Through education and social advocacy, we help our students create life-changing opportunities as they build lives of integrity, economic independence, and impact.

OUR MISSION:  To build and support mentoring relationships to ignite the biggest possible futures for youth. As the nation's first and NYC's largest youth mentoring agency, Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City is recognized for our high standards and effective delivery of life changing programs. With the vision that all youth achieve their full potential, we have provided safe and impactful mentoring experiences to NYC youth since 1904.

Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC (BBBS of NYC) is the nation’s first and the city's largest youth mentoring organization. Our  vision  is that all youth achieve their full potential. Our  mission  is to build and support mentoring relationships to ignite the biggest possible futures for youth. Our work is guided by our  values: Put Youth First; Advance Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Operate with Integrity; Engage with Empathy; and Invest in Learning & Innovation.

The Boston Debate League (BDL) was founded in 2005 to offer Boston’s students access to debate and the transformational skills it cultivates. Since then, this small non-profit has annually engaged hundreds of middle and high school students in after school competitive debate programs and thousands of K-12 students through sustained coaching for their teachers and school leaders. An ally of school systems as it works to bring debate-inspired learning into classrooms across all curricular areas, BDL has become ever more broadly influential. Through professional development activities for teachers and school leaders along with support for rigorous after school debate teams and competitions, BDL provides coherent, sustained programs that promote the power of young people, analytic discourse, racial and social equity, and joy in life-long learning. BDL’s work with students, debate coaches, and teachers in public schools is guided by research-driven principles of a strong education—authentic student voice and discussion, cognitive rigor, 21st century skills like critical thinking and communication, and high expectations for all students. BDL is deeply committed to serving students of color and other students who have been denied educational opportunities. Its programs, which are tailored to address educational inequities and strive to create inclusive learning communities, engage elementary, middle, and high school students, including students of color, English Language Learners, students experiencing poverty, and students with special education needs.

Founded in 2015, Boston Schools Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that leverages grant-making, partnerships, data, and policy work to advance educational equity in Boston by providing opportunity and access to high-quality schools, particularly to those most underserved. We envision a Boston where every child, regardless of race, ability, income, or neighborhood, attends a high-quality school that meets their needs as learners and allows them to lead choice-filled lives.

Breakthrough Silicon Valley prepares motivated students with limited educational opportunities for success in rigorous college-preparatory high school programs and entry into four-year colleges. Breakthrough Silicon Valley also prepares outstanding high school and college students to enter careers in education.

Brooklyn Children's Museum ( www.brooklynkids.org ) is the world's first children's museum and a pioneer in the field of informal learning. Rooted in its vibrant Brooklyn community, the Museum’s early childhood programs and exhibits engage visitors through play-based learning at the intersection of culture, the arts, and science. The Museum serves 300,000 children and adults annually.  

Commonwealth strengthens the financial opportunity and security of financially vulnerable people by discovering ideas, piloting solutions, and driving innovations to scale. For nearly two decades, Commonwealth has designed effective innovations, products, and policies enabling over a million people to accumulate more than $3 billion in savings. Commonwealth understands broad changes requires market players to act. That’s why we collaborate with consumers, the financial services industry, employers, policymakers and mission-driven organizations. The solutions we build are grounded in real life, based on our deep understanding of people who are financially vulnerable and how businesses can best serve them. To learn more about the organization, please visit www.buildcommonwealth.org

Career Cross Training specializes in HR consultation and training for faith-based non-profit organizations.  Our motto is Excellence & Integrity in Human Resources.

Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies (Schusterman) is a global organization that seeks to improve lives, strengthen communities and advance equity. Our philanthropic vision is grounded in a commitment to pursue justice, repair the world and treat all people with dignity and civility. We invest in efforts to improve public education in the United States, strengthen the Jewish people and Israel, and address the needs of marginalized individuals and communities.

Chiefs for Change is a nonprofit, bipartisan network of diverse state and district education chiefs. With more than three dozen members, our work is focused on advocacy, leadership development, and member supports. As the leaders of state and district education systems, we are racially and politically diverse. We live and work in regions ranging from the Northeast to the Deep South, from the Midwest, to the West Coast, to the noncontiguous states. Despite our differences, we share a vision for schools that serve all children well and are united around a core set of beliefs about what it will take to achieve that vision in communities across the nation.

The Children's Funding Project exists to help communities close equity and opportunity gaps for children and youth by effectively leveraging existing funding, generating new revenue, and developing collaborative infrastructure to administer funds in a coordinated fashion.

Citizen University (CU) is working to build a culture of powerful, responsible citizenship across the country. We believe that a strong democracy relies on strong citizens—that we all have the power to make change happen in civic life and the responsibility to try. Citizen University works to support this culture shift by designing programs, gatherings, rituals, and workshops that focus on civic power and civic character as the building blocks of powerful citizenship. We train and activate civic catalysts nationwide to spread the ideas and practices of powerful, responsible citizenship within their own communities. We envision a great civic revival across our nation. Our dream is a country in which Americans are steeped in a sense of civic character, educated in the tools of civic power, and are problem-solving contributors in a self-governing community. We are working to realize the country we know is possible: a mass, multiracial democratic republic that works. A society with healthy, responsive institutions where every person feels represented and knows how to contribute. A society where we share responsibility for strengthening community and country by reckoning with our past and recommitting to each other. We believe that the American creed promises everyone freedom, equality, and justice, whether one’s family has lived on this land since time immemorial or has just arrived. We envision an America in which that promise is truly realized for everyone, because America is not America until “we the people” means all the people.

About City Year City Year helps students and schools succeed. Fueled by national service, City Year partners with public schools in 29 communities across the U.S. and through international affiliates in the U.K. and South Africa. Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members provide research-based student, classroom and school-wide support to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. A 2015 study shows that schools that partner with City Year were 2-3 times more likely to improve on math and English assessments. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, local school districts, and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals. Learn more at www.cityyear.org , City Year’s Facebook page , on Twitter , and LinkedIn .   City Year is among the nation’s fastest-growing nonprofit social enterprises. The organization’s 1,070 staff and 2,500 AmeriCorps members work and serve in 29 communities across the country.  City Year Los Angeles (CYLA) was founded in 2007 with an inaugural corps of 75 and has reached 225 by its 14th year.

About City Year Philadelphia   At City Year Philadelphia (CYP), AmeriCorps members work to address the lack of equitable access to educational opportunities, particularly for students of color and those growing up in low-income households.      Our dedicated and passionate AmeriCorps members work closely with students, providing individualized attention that helps them feel valued and supported in their learning. In addition to 1:1 tutoring, CYP AmeriCorps members mentor students in small groups, organize school-wide events, and run afterschool programs.      CITY YEAR PHILADELPHIA FAST FACTS   City Year Philadelphia - established in 1997 – is one of 29 City Year sites across the U.S. 200 City Year AmeriCorps members, ages 18-25, serve full-time in 16 schools across Philadelphia AmeriCorps members mentor and tutor in math, English, attendance, and social-emotional skill building In the 2019-2020 school year, nearly 12,000 students received City Year support, with over 35% receiving direct 1:1 tutoring or mentoring City Year’s signature Red Jacket symbolizes caring, support, hope, and inspiration    Learn more at  cityyear.org/philadelphia  and visit City Year Philly on  Twitter  and  Instagram .  

CityBridge Education’s vision is for the nation’s capital to be the first city-level proof point for an excellent, equitable education system . A Washington, DC-based nonprofit, we incubate the people, ideas, and conversations needed for equity-centered innovation in DC’s public schools . We do this by identifying talented leaders and school designers who can solve the educational needs and challenges of DC families, deploying particular effort to recruiting leaders of color. We then incubate and invest in the best of their ideas and, together, bring to market the next generation of transformational public schools and education ventures.

CMP was founded in 2014 with the mission of connecting communities who believe in the power of great storytelling to increase awareness and ignite social change. Originally launched as the Chicago Media Project, we now go by our acronym CMP because it nods to our roots and speaks to our deeper purpose: community, media, and philanthropy.    CMP’s member base, a diverse group of individuals across the country who share a passion for our mission, has been the backbone of our organization since our founding. We have fostered a creative, empathetic, and dynamic community of people who have propelled CMP’s growth and development. With our members’ support, we employ a Community Model of Philanthropy, using our collective resources to provide financial support to historically under-funded filmmakers; host community-gathering events that tap into the power of film to inspire change; and launch impact campaigns to amplify the efforts of partner social cause organizations.    CMP is at an exciting time in our growth and development. As our thinking has evolved about the impact that we can and should have, we have taken steps to grow the reach of our organization, and have put intensive focus on leveraging our platform even further to uplift under-represented films, filmmakers, and communities through dedicated programs and events. We have ambitious goals for programmatic growth in the years ahead, and are looking for a seasoned and motivated development professional with a passion for our mission to help lead the next stage of CMP’s growth and development.

College Track is a holistic college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From ninth grade through college graduation, our 10-year program systematically removes the academic, financial, and social-emotional barriers that keep first-generation students from low-income communities from completing college and thriving in the workforce. Today, College Track serves more than 3,000 students across 12 communities in California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C. Metro Area, with 750+ alumni leading a movement to democratize potential.

Creating an Economy that works for everyone. 

CRE is a nonprofit consulting firm that provides the strategies and tools needed to build sustainable, high-performing organizations that improve people’s lives and drive social change. We partner with nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies to set ambitious goals for success – and then we help them get there. Together, we work to reduce poverty, promote equity, and increase opportunity. As a nonprofit ourselves, we believe that social sector organizations deserve accessible solutions to the challenges they face. Our diverse team of expert consultants provide customized strategies that blend deep consulting experience and operational expertise to help leaders succeed in an environment of complexity and change. We tap the transformative power of assessment, data, strategy, leadership, and collaboration to help organizations plan smartly, operate effectively, and produce results.

The Council for Economic Education’s (CEE’s) mission is to equip K-12 students with the tools and knowledge of personal finance and economics so that they can make better decisions for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Truly unrivaled in Colorado as a captivating and welcoming place, The Center for the Arts brings people together to share, inspire, nurture, educate, and enjoy arts and culture. Center for the Arts Crested Butte is home to popular signature events and a wide variety of indoor and outdoor attractions. Visitors young and old enjoy a year-round schedule of live music, dance and theater performances as well as art exhibits, speakers and much more. For more than 20 years, Center for the Arts has been committed to providing arts and cultural experiences that inspire and entertain all audiences, whether they call Crested Butte home everyday or just for the weekend. As the premier visual and performing arts venue in the region, Center for the Arts hosts events throughout the year on our outdoor stage, expansive indoor auditorium (The Steddy Theatre), and at the Kinder Padon Gallery, a popular in-house gallery for local and regional exhibitions. In addition to our popular signature events, including Alpenglow, Tour de Forks and Winter Season, the Center also proudly serves as a premier events venue for local community organizations. Together, we bring attractions such as film screenings and music festivals to Crested Butte. Center for the Arts strives to enrich and engage the community by fostering artistic expression and cultural experiences in Colorado’s Upper East River Valley. Our vibrant facility, diverse programs and community outreach provide the common ground for all of our visitors to experience arts and culture in a whole new way.

Founded in 2007, DanceWorks Chicago is in its 14th year of illuminating the work of art, inviting, welcoming, and shining a light on early career movers and makers. With its unique profile as a professional training ground, creative lab, and performing company, DWC fills an artistic/educational/vocational void in Chicago’s dance landscape, which continues to change, evolve, and consolidate.  Mission Statement: DanceWorks Chicago (DWC) is committed to building a foundation for early career artists by providing a laboratory from which dancers and choreographers propel themselves and the art form to a new level of artistry through training, collaboration, mentorship, and performance. Always moving 

Organizational Overview : Dancing Classrooms (DC) cultivates essential life skills in young people through the joyful art and practice of social dance. We foster “brave spaces” in which children take creative and social-emotional risks while developing respect and cultural competence. Through standards-based, in-school residencies and out of school programs, we support the next generation of compassionate, global citizens. Made famous by the acclaimed 2005 documentary “Mad Hot Ballroom”, Dancing Classrooms has been a leader in social dance education for 26 years, partnering with over 150 of NYC area schools and community based organizations each year to deliver its programs. DC has served over 600,000 children since its founding, and currently supports 12 affiliate sites worldwide.  In this time of transition, rebuilding, and reckoning we at Dancing Classrooms strongly believe that our vision of schools and communities where every child is connected, respected and thriving is more important than ever. Now, DC seeks to add a Development Director to its team, as it continues to invest in its long term sustainability and impact.   Our Culture: DC believes in the potential of every student and is dedicated to cultivating their artistic, physical, cognitive and social skills in order to support their long-term success. Our culture thrives by putting the remarkable young people we serve at the center of everything we do. Having worked remotely for several years, DC team members are proactive and self-driven, but also able to thrive in a collaborative environment where flexibility, creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit are encouraged and celebrated. Empathy and respect are at the forefront of the way we treat each other, our students, our teaching artists, our school and organizational partners, and our supporters. We value and uphold inclusion, equity, diversity, and accessibility, and strive to embrace our role as life-long-learners. 

DataKind is a global nonprofit dedicated to harnessing the power of data science and artificial intelligence (AI) in the service of humanity. Named one of Fast Company's 2017 top 10 innovative nonprofits, DataKind teams talented pro bono experts from academia and industry with visionary changemakers to collaboratively design innovative solutions to tough social challenges. We help social organizations apply their data to predictive analytics, machine learning algorithms, and AI needs in a way that both increases impact and prioritizes ethics.

The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce has been working on behalf of Colorado’s business community for more than 150 years. We never lose sight of our goal to put Coloradans to work. So, we focus on all the ways we can make this happen: We help companies start, grow and thrive; we attract new headquarters, expansions and the country’s best, brightest and healthiest workforce to our region; we advocate for policy that makes us the best place to do business; we help educate the workers of today and tomorrow; we build leaders who share Colorado’s Civic DNA™; we work towards solutions to our state’s most pressing issues; and we provide members with the network, resources and access to experts that helps them get ahead. By joining the team at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, you’ll be engaged in the work that transforms our region, strengthens our business community and ensures we remain competitive nationally and internationally.

DHR International is a retained executive search firm. 

Dimagi is a social enterprise and Benefit Corporation that builds software solutions and provides technology consulting services to improve the quality of essential services for underserved populations. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dimagi partners alongside governments, leading NGOs, and foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, and the World Bank to tackle complex health and social inequities. Our open-source technology platform, CommCare , is the world’s most widely-used and researched mobile data collection platform for frontline workers. To date, Dimagi’s team of project managers, engineers, and health experts, have supported over 2,000 projects in 80 countries.

About the Disability Rights Fund and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and its sister organization, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF), are a dynamic collaboration between donors and the global disability rights community.  DRF supports persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all.  DRAF supports advocacy for legislative change.  The DRF/DRAF Strategic Plan outlines our three primary strategies: grantmaking, advocacy, and technical assistance.  At present, DRF/DRAF provide resources to organizations that advocate for human rights and are led by persons with disabilities in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean.   The Funds – which are based on a participatory grantmaking model – currently have a total annual budget of approximately USD 8.6 million and provide more than USD 6.7 million per year to fuel disability rights and inclusion.  Each year, the Funds make approximately 100-125 grants (of USD 5,000-50,000 each) to organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to advance the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), including to pursue implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).  The Funds also provide technical assistance to support (i) movement building to ensure inclusion of marginalized sectors of the disability movement and (ii) rights advocacy, especially in national, regional, and global fora. In pursuing these activities, the Funds promote bridge-building across human rights movements to ensure inclusive and participatory approaches that advance an intersectional understanding of rights and leave no one behind.

  Mission Statement DOVE is committed to partnering with diverse communities, families, and individuals impacted by domestic or partner violence. We promote hope, healing, safety, and social change by providing a broad range of preventive and responsive services.   DOVE’s Statement of Welcome and Affirmation DOVE welcomes refugee and immigrant survivors both documented and undocumented, people with disabilities, people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color), and LGB, Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary individuals, people of all religions, and individuals whose first language is not English.  DOVE welcomes people of all identities, including those not named.   Organization Summary DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended), Inc. was founded in 1978 and has since grown from one crisis hotline to a comprehensive multi-services organization. DOVE is the only domestic violence organization in Norfolk County. DOVE provides a range of services for individuals who have experienced abuse, including a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, safety assessment and planning, supportive education and counseling, support groups, legal assistance, assistance accessing governmental and community-based services, and community outreach and education. At DOVE, we believe that all people have the right to live free from the fear of abuse. At our core, DOVE’s work is about fostering healthier and safer relationships for all.

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of six PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org.

DRG is a team of talent advisors who help nonprofits search for, attract, and nurture innovative, diverse leadership for their organizations. We work with nonprofits to maximize impact through talent assessments, transition planning, and by providing insights into compensation and organizational design.

About Dup15q Alliance The Dup15q Alliance is a rare disease nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that is the leading global provider of family support, education, advocacy, research, and clinical support for individuals with duplication 15q syndrome. Founded in 1994, Dup15q Alliance’s mission and vision are:   MISSION: We help individuals living with Dup15q Syndrome and other related rare diseases reach their full potential by furthering groundbreaking research and therapeutic treatments, supporting families and promoting advocacy. VISION: We envision a world where families, clinicians and advocates join together to improve the quality of life for individuals with Dup15q and other related rare diseases    

The EC PRISM team, in the Center for Translational Neuroscience within the Department of Psychology, at the University of Oregon has a mission is to empower early childhood organizations by providing accessible, science-based tools and guidance. CTN uses t ransformative science for social change. Our mission is to improve well-being, promote resilience, and mitigate the effects of early adverse experiences on physical and emotional health by translating discoveries in basic neuroscience, psychology, and related disciplines.

BRIDGING POLICY AND COMMUNITY : We seek to influence policy in California by engaging key education stakeholders, including policymakers, thought leaders, practitioners, community groups, civic organizations, parents, and students. Our goal is to drive a state and national conversation about how our education system can better serve students of color and low-income students, pre-k through college. DATA FOR THE PEOPLE:   We identify and analyze data related to the inequities in California schools and colleges that disproportionately impact underserved students of color and low-income students. We use a racial equity lens to expose underlying causes of these inequities and identify equity-focused strategies advancing educational justice. We equip education advocates with actionable and accessible data in order to hold school and college systems and state leaders accountable for better educational opportunities and outcomes.   Learn more about our Data Equity Walks. EQUITY IN ACTION:   We work directly with schools, districts, and higher education institutions to understand and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies intended to increase access and supports for students of color and low-income students. We seek real world examples supported by evidence at the campus, system, district, school, and classroom levels, and we explore ways in which success can be replicated at scale.

Education First is a mission-driven education policy consultancy dedicated to ensuring that all students - and particularly students in poverty and students of color - are prepared for success in college, careers and life. We work with organizations that are shaping the future of P-16 education across the nation, including school networks and districts, state departments of education, policy and advocacy organizations, youth empowerment organizations, talent organizations and foundations.

Founded in 1982, Engaging Schools is a national nonprofit organization that works with educators to integrate academic, social, and emotional learning and development. Our strategic focus is middle and high school. We provide professional learning and resources for instructional practice, classroom management, discipline and student support, postsecondary readiness, and advisory programs. Mission Engaging Schools collaborates with educators to create equitable and engaging classrooms and schools that support students’ social, emotional, and academic learning and development. Vision School communities where all adults are empowered to support each and every student to strengthen the mindsets and skills needed to thrive and make positive contributions in school, work, and life. Core Values There are three core values tied to every aspect of Engaging Schools’ programming: equity, community, and democracy. These values provide a foundation for helping students learn, and they support schools to carry out a meaningful instructional program, create a stimulating professional culture for staff, and foster a respectful and responsible student body. They are also fundamental to creating a better society and a more hopeful future. These core values and associated beliefs are listed below. Equity A commitment to educational equity begins with the belief that all young people can learn and that they all deserve a high-quality education. Schools should help to level the playing field of opportunity for young people in our society. Equitable schools are committed to fairness. They identify and eliminate biases and barriers that are related to race, ethnic origin, socioeconomic background, home language, gender, sexual orientation, religion, geographical location, and physical or mental abilities. These schools recognize, normalize, and value differences across and within groups and do not allow those differences to predict student outcomes. Equitable schools create access. They create high-quality educational experiences — from excellent instruction and resources to a comprehensive array of learning programs, supports, and opportunities — universally available to all students. Staff members communicate high expectations and provide high levels of support for each and every student. Equitable schools close gaps. They understand and actively work to eliminate gaps in school success between different groups of students, as measured by academic achievement, high school graduation rates, and preparation for college and other postsecondary pursuits. Equitable schools see themselves as professional learning communities. Leaders set expectations, create professional learning opportunities, and provide support so that all staff members are able to work together to ensure that each and every young person can succeed. Community Schools that create community welcome all individuals and help them learn to work together. Schools that create community are caring and personalized. They meet students’ needs for emotional and physical safety, belonging, and connection. Close, supportive relationships marked by meaningful connections between and among educators and students distinguish a caring school. In caring learning communities, educators use power ethically and collaboratively to address group and individual needs with respect, interest, and kindness. They also look at students in terms of their assets rather than their deficits. When administrators, teachers, and school staff members build a culture of caring, respect, and relational trust, students are more likely to demonstrate these attributes toward adults, their fellow students, and the community at large. Democracy It is a basic purpose of education to prepare young people to actively participate in our democratic society. Schools that educate for democracy encourage student voice, participation, leadership, and responsible decision-making, and they provide opportunities to make a positive difference. To participate effectively, students need skills such as appreciating differences, listening, problem solving, managing and resolving conflict, and interrupting bias. They also need to cultivate skills in the areas of empathy, caring, respect, and civility. Education should help young people develop a commitment to the well-being of others and the courage to act on one’s convictions.  

We are a national executive search firm that recruits the most senior leaders of nonprofits, schools, and small businesses.

Equality Charter School was founded to provide equal access to all scholars, providing a path to an excellent education regardless of prior academic performance or social-emotional needs.  It focuses on students with the greatest needs, with more than 25% of its population students with disabilities and 10% English language learners.  Equality is currently a 6-12 public school serving 650 scholars in 2 locations in the Bronx.  It is expanding to become a K-12 school and is in the process of securing a location for its elementary school for a Fall 2023 opening.  At full expansion, the elementary school will serve 540 scholars, with 1200 scholars across all three locations. 

Essex County Community Foundation inspires philanthropy that strengthens the communities of Essex County by managing charitable assets, strengthening and supporting nonprofits, and engaging in strategic community leadership initiatives. Our ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life in the 34 towns and cities of Essex County.

Expect Miracles Foundation rallies the financial services industry and beyond to invest in life-saving  cancer research  while advancing the  financial and emotional health  of people impacted by cancer.