Center for Social Impact: Impact 500 Organizations

The African Community Fund for Education Group has a mission to minimize the impact of poverty by creating empowerment opportunities for disadvantaged children in marginalized communities through education and leadership development. They believe in building strong and inclusive partnerships to achieve our strategic goals. They plan to accomplish this by engaging people and communities, mobilizing new resources and new approaches to change, and by expanding their educational and leadership programs.

The African Education Foundation (“AEF”) works to improve health and education in West Africa. AEF focuses primarily on the construction of schools, health clinics, libraries, and other learning centers and developing and maintaining clean water supplies. Projects are often managed in conjunction with the Peace Corps, using current and former volunteers, usually funding construction and other projects through the Peace Corps Donation program. AEF is also open to working with other NGOs or directly with local communities.

AFS Intercultural Programs is a global not-for-profit Network that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. Through their international exchange programs, education initiatives, volunteerism, and advocacy, they work to empower young people from all backgrounds with essential global skills while helping them develop a passion for making a difference.

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has worked to ensure that students of all ages have access to quality learning opportunities. The Network operates programs and institutions that span the educational ladder, from early childhood programs to primary and secondary schools, from vocational studies for youth and adults to university degrees and continuing professional development. Each year, the AKDN reaches 2 million learners across 16 countries.

Aide et Action International supports local actors to devise, develop, and implement educational projects. It aims to build the capacities and promote the autonomy of population groups (communities, parents, teachers, governments, etc.) to sustainably turn into actors of their own lives and responsible citizens by placing tools, skills, and techniques at their disposal to fulfill its social mission. Its expertise stems from the sum of its experiences in the field worldwide.

The Akanksha Foundation is a non-profit organization with a mission to build the largest network of innovative schools that empowers children to maximize their potential and influences systemic reform. Akanksha is one of India’s most significant urban networks of public-private partnership schools of its kind. Looking ahead, they seek to expand their network of schools, share our effective practices and advocate for quality school reform for children across India.

Alliance for Climate Education's mission is to educate young people on the science of climate change and empower them to take action. By empowering youth to take action within a frame of justice and optimism, ACE is growing and strengthening the climate movement, and shifting the national discourse on climate in ways that are proven to affect public opinion and policy. They envision a world in which a global movement, rich in youth leadership, has turned the tide on climate change.

All4Ed is a national nonprofit advocacy organization committed to expanding equitable educational opportunities for students of color, students from low-income families, and other marginalized groups. They advance transformation from the classroom to Congress by advocating for federal, state, and local policies and practices that ensure all students graduate high school prepared for college, work, and life.

Civic-minded parents founded the alliance for Quality Education (AQE) in 1996. They believe the well-being of our communities is fundamentally dependent upon the degree to which all children receive a quality education. A quality education makes it possible for them, as citizens, to contribute responsibly to the social, economic, and political strengths of their community.

The Amal Alliance, Inc is a nonprofit, Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) dedicated to empowering displaced children through social development programs at refugee camps and informal settlements around the globe. They believe that we are all global citizens with a social and moral responsibility to ensure that all children have access to their cultural identity, knowledge of their history, and the tools and resources they need to reach their full potential.

The American Indian College Fund was founded in 1989. For more than 30 years, the College Fund has been the nation’s largest charity supporting Native student access to higher education. The American Indian College Fund provides financial support for Native American students and tribal colleges and universities and supports programs for institutional growth, sustainability, and cultural preservation.

Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. They are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.