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
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Galileo

International
Business
Global Citizenship Education

Galileo is an innovative online global school where students can choose what to learn and which skills they'll need to thrive in the 21st Century—formulated by a group of passionate educators, developers, designers, and of course, parents from around the world who were driven to build an online educational platform that children will love and excel in. Its’ raison d’être is radically changing traditional education to give students and their families the freedom to choose their learning paths.

Headquarters:
California

Learning Economy

National
Business
Transformative Education Initiatives

Together we can create a world where degrees, credentials, online learnings, workplace development, and career progress are saved on learners' phones and verified on the spot. A world where learners can effectively map education toward their goals, scholarships, holistic living, and abundant employment.

Headquarters:
Washington

National Education Association

National
Business
Transformative Education Initiatives

The National Education Association (NEA) is more than 3 million people—educators, students, activists, workers, parents, neighbors, friends—who believe in opportunity for all students and in the power of public education to transform lives and create a more just and inclusive society.

Headquarters:
Washington D.C

Radix Education

National
Business
Transformative Education Initiatives

Radix Education is an organization whose passion is to improve learning and teaching methods. They firmly believe in the power of education to transform lives and improve communities.

Headquarters:
Mexico City

Samagra Governance

National
Business
Transformative Education Initiatives

Samagra Governance is a mission-driven governance consulting firm. They firmly believe in governance being the primary lever of change to create large scale impact in the country. They work with the senior political and bureaucratic leadership of states to solve governance problems at scale. From the time They are approached with a problem statement, we cowork with the government to diagnose the challenge, design a transformation roadmap and implement the same. The solutions we develop are rooted in the realities of governance in India. All our engagements are typically two-three year-long systemic transformation programmes.

Headquarters:
New Delhi

TeachThought

National
Business

TeachThought is an organization dedicated to innovation in education through the growth of innovative teachers.

Headquarters:
Louisville, Kentucky

The Global Goals

International
Development Aid
Global Citizenship Education

In 2015, world leaders agreed to 17 goals for a better world by 2030. These goals have the power to end poverty, fight inequality and stop climate change. Guided by the goals, it is now up to all of us, governments, businesses, civil society, and the general public to work together to build a better future for everyone. Here you can read more about the Goals, find organizations to support, and information to share. Anyone can change the world.

Headquarters:
London

All India Council for Technical Education

National
Government Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level Apex Advisory Body to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner.

Headquarters:
New Delhi

International Council for Open and Distance Education

International
Government Organization
Education for Sustainable Development

The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is the leading, global membership organisation that works towards bringing accessible, quality education to all through online, open and distance learning.

Headquarters:
Oslo

Kaivalya Education Foundation

National
Government Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

At Kaivalya Education Foundation, founded in 2008, we employ a bottom-up approach to solving the intertwined problems in the public education system at scale. Through ongoing ground support driving innovation on the field, we develop geography-specific, tech-based solutions to improve leadership and processes. The foundation thus established works to re-shape education delivery for the future such that every child, regardless of background, can avail of the life chances she deserves.

Headquarters:
New Delhi

National Council for Teacher Education India

National
Government Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

The main objective of the NCTE is to achieve planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system throughout the country, the regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the teacher education system and for matters connected therewith. The mandate given to the NCTE is very broad and covers the whole gamut of teacher education programmes including research and training of persons for equipping them to teach at pre-primary, primary, secondary and senior secondary stages in schools, and non-formal education, part-time education, adult education and distance (correspondence) education courses.

Headquarters:
New Delhi

National Council of Educational Research and Training

National
Government Organization
Transformative Education Initiatives

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation set up in 1961 by the Government of India to assist and advise the Central and State Governments on policies and programmes for qualitative improvement in school education.

Headquarters:
New Delhi