As we celebrate Pride month and Juneteenth there are so many initiatives and events worth highlighting! See the full list of shoutouts below!  Learn more about the amazing work of 2021 CNN Hero Shirley Raines and her organization Beauty 2 the Streetz. Shirley helps those without a home by administering a little “spiritual C.P.R.”

  Healing is an act of bravery. It requires us to look deep into the mirror; peeling back layers to reveal the most intimate parts of ourselves that need a bit of grace, care and love. I believe that art plays such a beautiful role in reflecting the nuance that resides within our pursuit to […]

I’m the luckiest guy in the world. Amongst my many blessings, every year I get to welcome a new group of remarkable social entrepreneurs – heroes in the truest sense – into our community. It’s an incredible moment and a singular honor. Our winners and their organizations are truly a global cohort. From Kenya to […]

Through TV, radio, and mobile, children in 26.4 million households in 41 countries across Africa watch, listen, and learn from Ubongo’s educational cartoon programs every week. These educational – and fun – shows are designed to improve school readiness – and to provide an education where there is no opportunity for school. Reaching over 24,600,000 […]

When teachers, families and children communicate, the impact is extraordinary. In fact, family engagement is twice as effective in predicting success than a family’s socioeconomic status. However, many families face barriers imposed by language and access to technology that make communication more challenging. And there, in the middle, TalkingPoints can help. “Our mission is to […]

Overturning the protection of a woman's right to choose is about more than abortion -- it's about taking away a pivotal personal freedom and threatening to take away others.

This year for Juneteenth my team at the Detroit Justice Center (DJC) is reflecting on what true safety means, particularly in light of the horrific violence in recent weeks. We mourn those killed by gunmen who opened fire at a Buffalo grocery store, an elementary school in Uvalde, a hospital in Tulsa, and in countless other shootings.

Though hard-won strides have been made for equality over the last decades, LGBTQ youth are still – and increasingly – under attack. Not only from homophobic and transphobic legislation that’s making it’s way into law in Florida, Georgia and 33 other states, but in their homes, from the people who are supposed to love and […]

Even as lockdowns around the world start to ease, it’s clear to see that the pandemic has changed all our lives. That’s been a stark reality for Elevate Prize winner Dr. Dixon Chibanda of Friendship Bench, an organization that trains grandmothers to provide talk therapy from benches in the hearts of their communities.

“We all contribute to the puzzle.” That’s what Elevate Prize Winner Kaushik Kappagantulu, the Founder and CEO of Kheyti reminded us, during an Instagram Live celebrating Earth Day. “It’s a big world and all our actions are interconnected.” Kaushik was talking with Program Manager, Alex Rosales, about the complex challenges of climate change, and how […]

That was one of the questions that our own Elevate CEO, Carolina Jayaram posed in a recent Instagram Live with Rachel Silverstein, Ph.D., Executive Director of Miami Waterkeeper, an organization dedicated to protecting the water in and around Miami. “All politics is local,” Rachel reminded us during the conversation. “Here in Miami if even 10 […]

There are lots of ways to participate in Earth Month, from getting involved with the Great Global Clean Up, to supporting the  Canopy Project. It’s a great opportunity to take personal steps towards living more mindfully, and engaging in conversations with others as to how we can reduce our impact on the world. Over on […]