Education & Schools

We continue to be a largely volunteer run organization, but this year have made the transition to include compensation for support staffing. In order to sustain and grow, we need the support of contributors like you.

Help fund ChallengeUS! We're a nonprofit engaging students in top world issues and providing recognition for their ideas via awards and scholarships.

At Mercaz Academy—the only Orthodox Jewish day school serving eastern Nassau and Suffolk County — we educate for today and tomorrow. 100% of your donation is matched dollar for dollar the total is used to help operate the school.

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I’m thrilled to announce I was selected for a medical leadership program at Georgetown University this summer! Inspired by my mom’s MS journey, I’m taking my first step toward becoming a neurologist.

The Global Education Initiative provides free GlobalPost subscriptions to students worldwide. Today, more than 16,000 students at schools all over the world wake up each weekday to GlobalPost, enhancing their knowledge and discovery of world issues.

VOTE for Salish Sea Idol — Bumble bees are out there doing so much of the pollinator work, while non-native honey bees get all the attention. These bee-utiful Bombus are too busy buzzing from flower to flower, collecting pollen for their colony, to care!

VOTE for Salish Sea Idol 2025 — Forming underwater forests of the Salish Sea, bull kelp is one of the fastest-growing organisms on the planet & is habitat for great diversity. From tiny snails to curious seals, many marine species call kelp forests home.

VOTE for Salish Sea Idol 2025 — Each spring, Garry oak meadows in the Salish Sea burst with colour as purple Camas flowers emerge. Camas is not only a feast for the eyeballs but a vital food source, cultivated and harvested by coastal First Nations.

It's time for a new playground - imagine the possibilities! Helps us build a play space for outdoor learning, imaginative play and more. Together, we're raising $180,000.

Bootstrap is a project hosted at Community Initiatives, which provides evidence-based professional learning, curricula, materials and software for K-12 teachers that allow schools to integrate CS, DS, and AI into mainstream classes.

YVote Friendsgiving is a warm, intimate evening to celebrate community, youth leadership, and civic engagement. Through stories from YVote’s youth and an open, shared conversation about what Friendsgiving means, we’ll bring together a small circle of s...