iMentorMentoring For College Success And Beyond iMentor partners with public high schools in low-income communities, in which a majority of students served will be first-generation college graduates. We match each student with a college-educated mentor for three years, starting in the student’s junior year of high school, and look to empower students to navigate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. With our curriculum and staff to guide them, mentors and students build th...
Lift Up The VulnerablePreventing Human Trafficking By Providing Protection, Education, And Economic Development In War Zones Lift Up the Vulnerable (LUV) prevents trafficking and oppression of vulnerable children and women in war zones and empowers them to be changemakers in their communities. In conflict areas such as Sudan and South Sudan, which are marked by violence and extreme poverty, the most vulnerable are kidnapped as child soldiers, sold as sex slaves, and trapped in forced labor. LUV provides protect...
Team Tony Cancer FoundationFree Peer-To-Peer Support For Cancer Fighters, Caregivers, And Survivors The mission of Team Tony Cancer Foundation is to provide free peer-to-peer support and resources to cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers so no one faces cancer alone in the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte areas in Florida. Our one-to-one mentoring program matches a trained volunteer cancer survivor with a recently diagnosed cancer patient or someone caring for someone with cancer who is in need of support, enco...
Female StrongBuilding Confidence In Middle And High School Girls To Create Future Leaders Female Strong offers hands-on programs, mentorship, and experiences that build confidence in middle and high school girls to propel them to become future leaders. From personal growth workshops to academic scholarships to business development programs, Female Strong empowers young women with the skills to realize their full potential and preempt the inequities that exist for women in today’s workplace. Our flagshi...
Doc Wayne Youth ServicesSports-Based Mental Health Programming For Youth Doc Wayne Youth Services is a Boston-based mental health provider that offers group and individual therapy through team sports. Our approach makes it easier for kids to get the help they need and keeps them coming back. Unlike traditional providers, we bring our mobile clinic to youth wherever they are, ensuring they receive the support they need. Our programs cater to different mental health needs, using a unique curriculum that translates th...
Joyce Ivy FoundationProviding Scholarships, In-Person Events, And Mentorship To Increase College And Career Access For Women From The Midwest The Joyce Ivy Foundation elevates the college and career aspirations of talented young women from the Midwest. We provide scholarships for high-achieving, female high school students to participate in summer academic programs at some of the most academically rigorous colleges and universities across the country. We also host a variety of in-person events to provide high...
Of ColorWorkforce-Focused Programs To Assist At-Risk Individuals Gain Employment Of Color provides workforce-focused programs to assist at-risk individuals and families to achieve sustainable employment and education. We serve youth between the ages of 18-24, homeless veterans, returning citizens, and dislocated workers through our reintegration programs, new skills training, mentorship, career tutoring, hiring events, and employer partnerships. In addition, we work with Chicago housing organizati...
Code PlatoonCoding Bootcamp For Veterans And Military Spouses Code Platoon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to transform veterans and military spouses into professional software developers through an immersive, educational bootcamp, mentorship, and internship program. In the 14-week program, we employ hands-on, in-person training with each group of students to teach software design principles, modern software languages, and best practices. We optimize our students’ success by matching them with an ind...
Repurpose WardrobeResale Of Luxury Clothing To Support Sustainability And Women Empowerment Repurpose Wardrobe uses the resale of luxury clothing to raise funds and develop programs to support the health and well-being of women and families, empower women through mentorship and workforce opportunities, and provide conscious-minded communities the chance to contribute to a more sustainable world. We bring together individuals and brands that donate new and gently used luxury clothing for resale. We then sell...
Heart HouseInnovative After-School And Summer Programs For Refugee Children Living In Dallas Heart House is a nonprofit organization that uses innovative after-school and summer educational programs to combat poverty and promote equity for refugee children living in Dallas. Refugee children face the challenge of resettlement in a new country while simultaneously working to overcome poverty, trauma recovery, and barriers to academic success. Heart House uses social-emotional learning to increase acade...
Single Family LivingEmpowering, Mentoring, And Inspiring Single Parents And Their Children The mission of Single Family Living (SFL) is to provide single parent families with positive guidance and outreach relating to financial budgeting, housing, relationships, family care, education, counseling, life skills, stress management, and economic development. SFL’s programs are based on the belief that “it takes a village to raise a family,” and the organization serves single parents living in Wayne, Oakland, or M...
mHUBInnovation Center For Physical Product Development mHUB is the nation’s largest and fastest-growing innovation center for physical product development and manufacturing. We are a shared workspace community of more than 1,200 product designers and developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and manufacturers, a network of mentors, industry experts and investors, and a source of intellectual and economic capital. By galvanizing these connections, mHUB ensures that the Midwest region’s manufacturing...
Inner-City Education ProgramAcademic And Hockey Opportunities For Low-Income Children In First Grade And Up Inspired by one of the co-founder’s experience of coaching hockey for low-income inner-city children in West Garfield Park, Inner-City Education Program (ICE) was established to help low-income children obtain educational and hockey opportunities not otherwise available to them. ICE offers educational scholarships to Chicago area students (1st grade through college) who actively play hockey, demonstrate financi...
Well Of MercyA Long-Term Shelter For Single Moms And Their Kids The Well Of Mercy is a thoughtfully designed communal living program that supports single mothers and their children as they heal from past trauma, find peace in the present, and prepare for a successful future. We are a long-term shelter for single mothers and their children. While the women live here, we provide free career mentoring and job placement services, workshops to develop life skills, a safe and secure place to live for up to f...
1 Percent Back FoundationHelping Entrepreneurs Succeed Through Mentorship, Investment, And Support 1 Percent Back Foundation (1PB) empowers entrepreneurs to start and grow a business idea that can add value to the world. The nonprofit provides mentorship, events, education, resources, and investment to help remove the roadblocks that each founder encounters along their entrepreneurship journey. In exchange, the founders donate 1% of their company to 1PB, which uses any proceeds from the 1% to help more entrepreneu...
Muslim American Leadership AlliancePromoting And Celebrating Individual Freedom, Diversity, And Muslim American Heritage The Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) is dedicated to leadership through integrity, and as such, provides a platform for people to share their individual stories and to speak for themselves. Our premier civic engagement project – “Muslim American Journeys” – is an opportunity for Muslim Americans to share their own unique stories. Produced in partnership with National Public Radio and the Library...
iMentor
Mentoring For College Success And Beyond iMentor partners with public high schools in low-income communities, in which a majority of students served will be first-generation college graduates. We match each student with a college-educated mentor for three years, starting in the student’s junior year of high school, and look to empower students to navigate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. With our curriculum and staff to guide them, mentors and students build th...
Lift Up The Vulnerable
Preventing Human Trafficking By Providing Protection, Education, And Economic Development In War Zones Lift Up the Vulnerable (LUV) prevents trafficking and oppression of vulnerable children and women in war zones and empowers them to be changemakers in their communities. In conflict areas such as Sudan and South Sudan, which are marked by violence and extreme poverty, the most vulnerable are kidnapped as child soldiers, sold as sex slaves, and trapped in forced labor. LUV provides protect...
Team Tony Cancer Foundation
Free Peer-To-Peer Support For Cancer Fighters, Caregivers, And Survivors The mission of Team Tony Cancer Foundation is to provide free peer-to-peer support and resources to cancer fighters, survivors, and caregivers so no one faces cancer alone in the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte areas in Florida. Our one-to-one mentoring program matches a trained volunteer cancer survivor with a recently diagnosed cancer patient or someone caring for someone with cancer who is in need of support, enco...
Female Strong
Building Confidence In Middle And High School Girls To Create Future Leaders Female Strong offers hands-on programs, mentorship, and experiences that build confidence in middle and high school girls to propel them to become future leaders. From personal growth workshops to academic scholarships to business development programs, Female Strong empowers young women with the skills to realize their full potential and preempt the inequities that exist for women in today’s workplace. Our flagshi...
Doc Wayne Youth Services
Sports-Based Mental Health Programming For Youth Doc Wayne Youth Services is a Boston-based mental health provider that offers group and individual therapy through team sports. Our approach makes it easier for kids to get the help they need and keeps them coming back. Unlike traditional providers, we bring our mobile clinic to youth wherever they are, ensuring they receive the support they need. Our programs cater to different mental health needs, using a unique curriculum that translates th...
Joyce Ivy Foundation
Providing Scholarships, In-Person Events, And Mentorship To Increase College And Career Access For Women From The Midwest The Joyce Ivy Foundation elevates the college and career aspirations of talented young women from the Midwest. We provide scholarships for high-achieving, female high school students to participate in summer academic programs at some of the most academically rigorous colleges and universities across the country. We also host a variety of in-person events to provide high...
Of Color
Workforce-Focused Programs To Assist At-Risk Individuals Gain Employment Of Color provides workforce-focused programs to assist at-risk individuals and families to achieve sustainable employment and education. We serve youth between the ages of 18-24, homeless veterans, returning citizens, and dislocated workers through our reintegration programs, new skills training, mentorship, career tutoring, hiring events, and employer partnerships. In addition, we work with Chicago housing organizati...
Code Platoon
Coding Bootcamp For Veterans And Military Spouses Code Platoon is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit working to transform veterans and military spouses into professional software developers through an immersive, educational bootcamp, mentorship, and internship program. In the 14-week program, we employ hands-on, in-person training with each group of students to teach software design principles, modern software languages, and best practices. We optimize our students’ success by matching them with an ind...
Repurpose Wardrobe
Resale Of Luxury Clothing To Support Sustainability And Women Empowerment Repurpose Wardrobe uses the resale of luxury clothing to raise funds and develop programs to support the health and well-being of women and families, empower women through mentorship and workforce opportunities, and provide conscious-minded communities the chance to contribute to a more sustainable world. We bring together individuals and brands that donate new and gently used luxury clothing for resale. We then sell...
Heart House
Innovative After-School And Summer Programs For Refugee Children Living In Dallas Heart House is a nonprofit organization that uses innovative after-school and summer educational programs to combat poverty and promote equity for refugee children living in Dallas. Refugee children face the challenge of resettlement in a new country while simultaneously working to overcome poverty, trauma recovery, and barriers to academic success. Heart House uses social-emotional learning to increase acade...
Single Family Living
Empowering, Mentoring, And Inspiring Single Parents And Their Children The mission of Single Family Living (SFL) is to provide single parent families with positive guidance and outreach relating to financial budgeting, housing, relationships, family care, education, counseling, life skills, stress management, and economic development. SFL’s programs are based on the belief that “it takes a village to raise a family,” and the organization serves single parents living in Wayne, Oakland, or M...
mHUB
Innovation Center For Physical Product Development mHUB is the nation’s largest and fastest-growing innovation center for physical product development and manufacturing. We are a shared workspace community of more than 1,200 product designers and developers, entrepreneurs, engineers and manufacturers, a network of mentors, industry experts and investors, and a source of intellectual and economic capital. By galvanizing these connections, mHUB ensures that the Midwest region’s manufacturing...
Inner-City Education Program
Academic And Hockey Opportunities For Low-Income Children In First Grade And Up Inspired by one of the co-founder’s experience of coaching hockey for low-income inner-city children in West Garfield Park, Inner-City Education Program (ICE) was established to help low-income children obtain educational and hockey opportunities not otherwise available to them. ICE offers educational scholarships to Chicago area students (1st grade through college) who actively play hockey, demonstrate financi...
Well Of Mercy
A Long-Term Shelter For Single Moms And Their Kids The Well Of Mercy is a thoughtfully designed communal living program that supports single mothers and their children as they heal from past trauma, find peace in the present, and prepare for a successful future. We are a long-term shelter for single mothers and their children. While the women live here, we provide free career mentoring and job placement services, workshops to develop life skills, a safe and secure place to live for up to f...
1 Percent Back Foundation
Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed Through Mentorship, Investment, And Support 1 Percent Back Foundation (1PB) empowers entrepreneurs to start and grow a business idea that can add value to the world. The nonprofit provides mentorship, events, education, resources, and investment to help remove the roadblocks that each founder encounters along their entrepreneurship journey. In exchange, the founders donate 1% of their company to 1PB, which uses any proceeds from the 1% to help more entrepreneu...
Muslim American Leadership Alliance
Promoting And Celebrating Individual Freedom, Diversity, And Muslim American Heritage The Muslim American Leadership Alliance (MALA) is dedicated to leadership through integrity, and as such, provides a platform for people to share their individual stories and to speak for themselves. Our premier civic engagement project – “Muslim American Journeys” – is an opportunity for Muslim Americans to share their own unique stories. Produced in partnership with National Public Radio and the Library...
