The Village Institute is a holistic family support center for refugee and immigrant families in Northwest Aurora that helps families build wealth, worth, and wellbeing by bringing family advocacy, resource navigation, career readiness training, mental health services, early childhood education, and community-building events all under one roof. Its mission is to cultivate a multigenerational ecosystem… Read more »
The leading self-guided walking and cycling specialist, Macs Adventure, offers over 600 exciting self-guided trips to 40 countries worldwide. Carefully planned itineraries are crafted by passionate travel enthusiasts who love sharing the secrets that make unforgettable travel moments.
The Coalition for Community Writing (CCW) is an organization of educators, scholars, writers, students, artists, and community change makers who believe in the transformative potential of coalition building through writing toward social change. CCW provides resources, consultation, and partnership to our members, as well as in-person and virtual gatherings, such as the biennial Conference on… Read more »
Eric Temple is a Colorado native and after a few years traveling the world he now works for The Citizens Foundation, USA, an independent 501(c)(3) that fundraises for The Citizens Foundation (TCF). TCF builds and operates schools for the most underserved communities in Pakistan. TCF operates 1,833 schools with 280,000 children in all provinces of… Read more »
Erin Dunlap has 15 years of global health development experience in more than 30 countries, and is currently a Technical Advisor in the Office of HIV/AIDS at USAID. She advises USAID HQ and Mission staff on the use of expenditure, cost, and other PEPFAR indicator data for the US Government’s strategic planning and investments for… Read more »
Elevation Community Land Trust partners with local communities to ensure families can access opportunity through permanently affordable homeownership. ECLT helps stabilize families through the use of the community land trust (CLT) model, a proven asset‐building tool for lower income communities and communities of color that are at risk of displacement.
Lubang Alex Charles has more than nine years of experience in education, health, administration and finance. Currently, Lubang is serving as a Finance Assistant at an international medical organization where he ensures accuracy and compliance with financial procedures. He is also a critical writer and an advocate for good governance and democracy. Lubang holds a… Read more »
Alex is the Senior Communications Officer at Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights. Alex has experience managing communications in the social justice and philanthropic spaces. She has a background in indigenous rights, women’s rights, and environmental policy. Alex previously developed communications content and strategy for Global Greengrants Fund, The Center of Effective Global Action… Read more »
Roots of Development is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for a more sustainable approach to development around the world. We believe in a world in which the very communities living in poverty are the ones leading the fight against it; a world in which impoverished communities decide their own future and manage their… Read more »
The DEI Leadership Institute was established to develop and support activist leaders who have the skills, knowledge, and heart to be effective agents of change for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The DEI Master Practitioner Certification Program is designed to enable and empower leaders to make significant change to the diversity, equity, and inclusion of the… Read more »
In northern Ghana, 8 out of 10 children under 5 years old are anemic. This has a dire consequence on their physical and psychological health, as well as their learning abilities. As a physician working in a government hospital in the northern part of Ghana, Kenneth Mibut Dam has seen many such cases. From these… Read more »
Jean Jacques Brou, MA/BCom is an experienced online community manager, who specializes in public health communication for social and behavior change (SBC). Brou manages a francophone community for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and uses skills in knowledge management, social media management and capacity-strengthening to build a community of over 300 SBC professionals… Read more »
Tigist Mehabie has more than 10 years of experience as a senior public prosecutor and legal drafting expert. She currently leads the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Law Implementation Project Office, under the Ministry of Justice in Ethiopia. Tigist obtained her bachelor of laws degree from Haramaya University, Ethiopia in 2009 and her Master of Laws… Read more »
El Hogar Ministries, Inc. supports the mission of El Hogar Projects in Honduras. El Hogar provides a quality education and a safe and nurturing home to children living in vulnerable circumstances in Honduras. El Hogar’s goal is to break the cycle of poverty so that students can fulfill their potential as productive and independent Honduran… Read more »
Tamara Jazbec has twenty years of experience in non-profit program management, focusing on international and intercultural education through entrepreneurial leadership development. Jazbec is skilled in working with international partners & youth ambassadors to develop programs according to the organization’s mission and program goals, as well as training volunteers and other stakeholders to implement the program… Read more »