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How upskilling is revolutionizing the tech workforce

Per Scholas' tuition-free training model benefits job-seekers and potential employers.

How the Millennial Action Project empowers young leaders to engage in civil debate

Discover how the Millennial Action Project wants to reduce political polarization by empowering young politicians to foster respect and collaboration – this is the Future Caucus

What is the empowerment paradigm? The YOU Effect breaks it down 

Discover the empowerment paradigm – the future and the key to an effective bottom-up approach to philanthropy with Evan Feinberg on the YOU effect podcast.

How 4 organizations found better ways to help low income families

1.Acts Housing: Helping low income families break barriers. 2. PadSplit: A co-living marketplace. 3. Positive Tomorrows: Providing safe education for children experiencing homelessness.

The top strategy for effective philanthropy

Rather than invest millions of dollars in a select few, VELA Education Fund has chosen to spread thousands of dollars across thousands of people. They have made a point of funding a variety of entrepreneurs, including founders of micro schools, hybrid homeschools, and cooperative learning communities.

Society needs fewer critics. Here’s why.

If you want to positively change the world, be prepared to take action instead of simply criticizing current systems. That’s a lesson that Eboo Patel, a former interfaith advisor to the White House, learned firsthand after realizing that he spent more time talking about problems than he did building solutions.