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Meet Chicago’s Keenen Stevenson: Advocate for Social Change and Youth Empowerment

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

His Certified Nonprofit Professional ( CNP ) credential, earned in 2012, and the recent achievement of the ACNP in 2024, have been crucial steps in driving his personal mission of transforming his community through policy change, youth empowerment, and education. foster system, he became passionate about child welfare and education.

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Education Transformation Against All Odds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In particular, a devastating economic and institutional meltdown that began in 2019 has taken a huge toll on schools and on education in the country. Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance.

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Open Philanthropy Gives $150 Million for Global Health, Climate, and Education

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Part of the Global Education Program at the Gates Foundation, students participate in a language activity in a middle school in India.

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Why Fashion Education Needs to Care About Climate Change

NonProfit Quarterly

Why have fashion education programs been slow to adapt? The Fashion Education Landscape Fashion education has historically emphasized the development of individual creativity and technical mastery. However, this focus on creative skills has led to a significant gap in sustainability education.

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Iconiq Impact Awards $56 Million Through Its Education and Economic Mobility Co-Lab

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Abraham Sculley Students attend an Active Minds Speakers event at Sam Houston University. Active Minds works to expand access to mental health care for students.

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How we all benefit from nonprofits every day 

Candid

Childrens services: Children across the United States are engaged, entertained, and educated by nonprofit programs like clubs, scouting, zoos, childrens museums, educational TV programs, and STEM curriculum nonprofits develop and provide for teachers. Its likely run by a nonprofit.

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Education for Emancipation: Building the Tools We Need

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Francesco Ungaro on pexels.com Nearly all grassroots groups agree that education about the economy is essential. But rarely is education treated as urgent. Without sufficient movement education, we are unprepared for the moments when windows of opportunity for significant social change arise.

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