Announcing Our 2017 Semi-Finalists
We received a record 181 applications for the Fellowship, more than double the amount from last year. We read and reread every application, and pulled in a team of stellar volunteer evaluators (friends, thank you). We were blown away by how many qualified, strong applicants there were. We are grateful for the chance to learn about the important work that applicants are doing all over the country, and we sincerely appreciate the interest of all applicants in our Fellowship.
We are excited to share the 83 Semi-Finalists who made it through to Round 1. We will be sharing data from this process over the next few months (including how many organizations applied, and were accepted, through our Priority round). Thank you to all applicants for sharing their work with us, and congrats to those who were accepted into Round 2.
For more information about the rest of our application process, click here.
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All organizations listed alphabetically within their categories. We have included a brief description or mission statement as provided by the organizations.
For-Profits
Activest
We drive investment to districts and cities by using social justice metrics.
Akwai
A.I. app that measures goal's progress and develops students non-cognitive
ALEX, Anyone's Learning Experience
Advancing careers through accredited, discounted college courses.
Brydge4Schools
We are bridging the communication gap between parents and teachers.
ClassTracks
A better way to teach ESOL vocabulary, faster.
Code Switch Solutions
A financial education company targeting affluent households of color.
CollegeBacker
CollegeBacker makes college savings simple, collaborative & tax-advantaged
Enact Impact
The online community for impact professionals
Fletch app
Fletch app is Siri for college, platform for targeting resources to student
Impact Science Education
Getting all our middle school students hooked on science and engineering
INrichMe
INrichMe connects college students for tutoring and academic advancement .
Integrate Tech
Integrate helps teachers to manage the class and students to stay organized
kweliTV
kweliTV is a streaming TV networking for the global black community.
LearnLife
Career navigation tools
Leesta
Digital history resources for K-5students through the stories of women
Literator
Helping teachers help kids read.
Looking Forward Lab
Online leadership development platform for grades 9-12.
Make Music Count
A math curriculum taught by learning how to play the piano
Mind Hatchery
Inspiring children to explore various careers and learn about Black leaders
Peer Connect
We disrupt the school to prison pipeline using Restorative Justice.
Project 99
Project 99 is diversifying leadership with workshops and mentorship for young people.
STEM Girl Social Network
Video learning community with math and tech ed programs by women for women
Tassel Software
Academic planning and engagement platform for college students
think Law
We help educators teach critical thinking use real-life legal cases.
WeirdEnoughProductions
We are a media group dedicated to creating positive media
WordsLiiveLLC
Words Liive is a 21st century edtech firm designed to eradicate illiteracy
ZUNI Learning Tree
ONE Goal: Raising Student Achievement. ONE Place: ZUNI Learning Tree.
Non-Profits
#NYCEDU
We harness the power of community to collectively impact NYC education.
21 Progress
21 Progress is a leadership nonprofit for diverse emerging leaders
Advancing Latinx Leadership (ALL)
Advancing Latinx Leadership
Adventure Girlz
Adventure Girlz is a Leadership Program for Black Girls
Beloved Community
Sustainability for diverse schools. Changing hearts & institutions.
Bridging Education & Art Together (BEAT)
Nonprofit providing programs of creative self-expression rooted in Hip Hop.
Building Opportunities & Opening Minds
Enlist, educate and empower young visionaries to BOOM and change the world.
Charles Hamilton Houston Foundation, Inc
Empower & support black boys to improve academic & professional outcomes
College Beyond
We help New Orleans youth enroll and succeed in college.
Creative Reaction Lab
A racial justice nonprofit that empowers residents to design better cities.
Credit Do
Delivering the first debt-free generation.
Discriminology
A civil rights company, reimagined for the 21st century
EdConnect Now
Education advocacy non-profit helping parents explore quality school option
Enza Academy
Tech & Entrepreneurship incubator for students of color
Ever Forward - Siempre Adelante
EFSA creates social emotional leaders with young men in grades 6-12
Friends in the City
We provide mentoring programs and scholarships to Chicago's Youth.
InterAction Inc.
Centering Stories. Driving Change.
Leap Year
Paid, service learning gap year so low income students succeed in college.
MindRight, Inc.
Text messaging service that helps at-risk youth recover from trauma
Mixed Medium
Providing hands on art and music education to underprivileged youth
MyHealthEd
Nonprofit dedicated to improving youth health education through technology
P.S. 305
Education Advocacy and Organizing Non-Profit Project
PelotonU
We help working adults go back to college and finally finish - debt free.
Project Basta
Bridge college to career gap for first-generation college goers of colors
Ready Set Prep
Help low-income & students of color transfer from 2-year to 4-year colleges
Rooted Foundation
Elevate the African-American student voice for educational equity
Self-eSTEMing
A nonprofit that promotes STEM opportunities for minority girls and women
Square Root Academy
Square Root Academy exposes 4th-8th graders to the fundamentals of S.T.E.M.
Story Works Alaska
Story Works Alaska supports youth as they share their stories.
Student Dream
Accelerator that trains collegiate students of color to launch startups
TalkingPoints
Connecting families with teachers for students
Teachers Who Pray, Inc.
Taking Education Advocacy to the Highest Level
The Center for Resilience
Continuum of Mental/Behavioral Health Services and Placements
The Fellowship for Black Male Educators
Student Chapters of the Fellowship: Black Male Educators for Social Justice
The Grad Spark
Grad school accelerator for women in STEM fields
The Gray Matter Experience
An entrepreneurial exposure program for Black high school students
The Seven7h Element
We enhance the social and emotional well-being for youth men of color.
ThinkLexic
Fighting to make the world a better place for kids with dyslexia
TrainingGrounds, Inc
We provide programming focusing on developmentally appropriate practices
WeThrive
Entrepreneurial mentoring program that pairs undergrads to middle schoolers
Hybrids
Catalyst:ED
We connect education organizations with experts for short-term projects
Civil Labs
Platform for young people of color to create futures they can shape and own
Gameheads
Using video games to engage and motivate youth to learn tech skills.
Generation Infocus.
STEAM Educational Services
Liberate History
World's first comprehensive digital repository of African American History!
Remake Learning Bay Area
Learning network connecting 6-8 graders with real world STEAM experiences
Tiltas
Web-based platform matching returning citizens with jobs in skilled labor.
Schools
Achievers Academy
Regional 5-12, Science and Technology secondary school in New Jersey.
Crete Inc.
Crete provides quality education to homeless and underserved children of LA
Girls Prep
Empowering Girls to Design Their Lives
HackSchool
Transform education into a tool communities use to solve problems.
How Our Lives Link Altogether!
H.O.L.L.A! develops and sustains grassroots youth of color leadership
LEEP Academies of Texas
Dual language academy to accelerate learning and affirm every child's story
North Star
A relationship-centered, boy-friendly, pedagogy-informed school for boys.
The Nia Academy
NIA is a public boarding school for 6-12th-grade girls in foster care.
Victory Prep Schools/Victory Academy
To become a premiere educational choice for learners