Generation
Project Description Generation is a global nonprofit that trains, places, and supports people of all ages into life-changing careers that were previously inaccessible to them. The global pandemic has led to an unprecedented surge in unemployment. Even before the pandemic, more than 75 million young adults were out of work globally, and three times as…
Read MoreLibraries Without Borders / Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF)
Project Description Established in January 2007, Libraries Without Borders / Bibliothèques Sans Frontières (BSF) emerged from a sense of urgency to give each person around the world — especially the most vulnerable individuals – the tools to access information and education and fulfill their maximum potential. Since its creation, BSF advocates for a better acknowledgment…
Read MoreGlobal Gene Corp
Project Description Global Gene Corp was created to democratize healthcare through genomics by mapping and organizing the world’s genomic diversity to deliver personalized health and longevity benefits for everyone, everywhere. A biotech pioneer, Global Gene Corp is creating deep genetic insights into global populations and diseases, a critical missing piece today in the mission to…
Read MoreDigital Green
Project Description Digital Green is a global development organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level partnerships to amplify change at scale. When farmers have the tools they need to learn from each other, they’re far more likely to integrate what they’ve learned…
Read MoreStudent PIRGs
Students have the power to shape the future we will inherit. That’s why for over 40 years, the Student PIRGs have been teaming young people up with professional staff so they have the skills, training, and opportunities to make a real impact. We believe that the full participation of young people in the political process…
Read MoreA Soon-to-be Voter’s Guide
Matt Tengtrakool is a junior at Burlington High School who is passionate about empowering young citizens to be proactive leaders in innovation and policy. He started his educational podcast, “A Soon-to-be Voter’s Guide” to demystify politics and to bridge the gap between young people and their elected officials. “A Soon-to-be Voter’s Guide” is a bipartisan…
Read MoreFuture Coalition
Future Fellows is a project-based voter mobilization initiative aimed at training young people in community organizing in order to increase the youth vote. 30 youth organizers in 14 key election and voting locations will be trained in a number of skills and guided in the development and implementation of a community action plan that ups…
Read MoreDignity & Power Now
Dignity and Power Now is working alongside The Black Futures Lab, in the initiative called Black to the Ballot, which registers, engages, and activates Black voters through 2 ways: The Black Agenda 2020, which is a policy agenda that translates the Black Census results into a policy platform that empowers Black communities, and through our…
Read MoreCivic TN
Youth voter turnout and registration have been dismal in TN. Research suggests that relational organizing – where trusted messengers take the lead on connecting with their personal networks – has a greater impact on low propensity voters than other methods – especially for Black, Hispanic, and young people. Since COVID-19 has made traditional outreach methods…
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