Center for Social Impact: Impact 500 Organizations

Find the world's leading impact organizations and initiatives committed to transforming education for human flourishing

Recognition
Type
Operations
Focus Area
Delivery
Primary Stakeholders
Headquarters
Country
Default order

Texas International Education Consortium

International
Association
Education for Sustainable Development

The Texas International Education Consortium (TIEC) is a private non-profit organization that advances international partnerships, collaboration, and exchanges for 31 public universities across the state of Texas, and operates the most experienced Intensive English Program in the state. TIEC’s Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP) employs highly qualified Master and PhD level instructors, and has taught more than 30,000 students from 131 countries since 1965.

Headquarters:
Texas

The Association for Middle-Level Education

International
Association
Education for Sustainable Development

AMLE is the only international organization of its kind for middle school educators. With a community more than 35,000 members strong, AMLE is the go-to source for middle level education peer-reviewed research, best practice, and professional development. Explore our content and resources to learn why we are so passionate about young adolescents and get a sense of what’s possible when middle school educators support each other with a shared vision of success.

Headquarters:
Columbus

The Aurora Institute (Formerly iNACOL)

National
Association
Transformative Education Initiatives

Aurora Institute has led the growth of the nascent field of K-12 next-generation, competency-based education and personalized learning across the United States. As a hub for innovators across education, our work examines the needs for transformational change in K-12 systems, promotes best practices, identifies policy barriers, and makes recommendations for change.

Headquarters:
Texas

The International Development Education Association of Scotland

International
Association
Global Citizenship Education

The International Development Education Association of Scotland (IDEAS) is a network of organisations and individuals across Scotland involved in Global Citizenship Education. They believe that young people gain important skills, values and understanding through good Global Citizenship Education (GCE). And believe that a well networked GCE sector can support teachers and policy makers to deliver the best possible GCE in schools and youth services, growing globally minded, informed and active citizens and communities. Their role as a network is to enable relationships, share learning and advocate for best practice.

Headquarters:
Glasgow

The National Society of Leadership and Success

National
Association
Social and Emotional Learning

The National Society of Leadership and Success helps students identify career goals, hone their leadership skills, and turn ambitions into action. Their program provides a life-changing experience giving you access to essential tools to excel in your future and make a change in the world.

Headquarters:
Miami

The United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network Kenya

National
Association
Education for Sustainable Development

The Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is a global community of universities, research centers, and knowledge institutions. Their National network aims to teach sustainable development, support solution initiatives, and localize SDGs implementation in Kenya. They engage with scientists, engineers, business and civil society leaders, and development practitioners for evidence-based problem-solving.

Headquarters:
Kenya

UN Habitat

International
Association
Global Citizenship Education

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development.

Headquarters:
Nairobi

UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network

International
Association
Global Citizenship Education

The UNESCO ASPnet links educational institutions globally for the sake of fostering international understanding, peace, intercultural dialogue, sustainable development and quality education in practice. They do so via three approaches: Creating, Teaching & Learning, and Interacting.

Headquarters:
Paris

Max Planck Society

International
Award/Recognition
Transformative Education Initiatives

The Max Planck Society conducts basic research in the natural sciences, life sciences, and humanities

Headquarters:
Munich

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Young American's Challenge

International
Award/Recognition
Global Citizenship Education

The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is a non-formal education and learning framework operating in more than 130 countries and territories around the world, through which young people’s achievements outside of academia are recognised and celebrated. It is a fellowship award granted to the excpetionally innovative people from around the world who have solutions for the pressing and urgent problems in the world. It is not limited by boundaries and is committed to making the Award available to 1% of the youth population by 2023,

Headquarters:
London

Boma Project

International
B Corp
Transformative Education Initiatives

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.

Headquarters:
New York

Campus B

National
B Corp
Hybrid-Learning

Campus B Foundation started in 2010. They have been the connecting element that promotes and sustains a global network of students, teachers, educational institutions, companies, problems, solutions, questions, and answers.

Headquarters:
São Paulo