The Educating All Learners Alliance will provide unrestricted grant funds to emerging leaders doing exceptional work in special education.
BROOKLYN, N.Y., April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), a coalition of over 100 partner organizations led by InnovateEDU, is launching the New Champions Fund. Beginning in 2022, the New Champions Fund will allow EALA to grant an annual unrestricted competitive sub-grant and create a year-long mentorship to support leaders of color, or allies of the equity in education movement, who are actively working to support students with disabilities, including students who are marginalized or come from underserved communities and those experiencing poverty. They will also grant two additional $5,000 sub-grants per year to runners-up, as determined by the panel of New Champions judges.
The purpose of this award is to elevate the work and profile of emerging leaders doing exceptional work who may struggle to be recognized in traditional national fundraising or communication efforts. Winners will be selected by a judging panel composed of national leaders in education. The explicit intent of this work is to diversify the organizations, voices, and approaches which are leading the conversation on serving all students.
The primary requirements for applicants of the New Champions Fund include:
- leader(s) of community-based organizations (CBOs), schools and districts, non-profits, or for-profit organizations that are under $2 million in annual revenue*;
- leader(s) of color or allies of the equity in education movement;
- the entity or individual must be actively working to support students with disabilities, including students who are marginalized or come from underserved communities and those experiencing poverty.
*for profit organization able to take contribution from non profit organization
"The New Champions Fund is an incredible opportunity for EALA to spotlight an emerging leader or organization in education who may not yet have had the opportunity to receive unrestricted funding from traditional means," said Treah Hutchings, EALA's Project Manager. "With the support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, EALA is committed to spotlighting and drawing attention to equity driven leadership working to support students who learn differently."
The winner of the New Champion Fund will be supported by EALA through the following key areas: a $35,000 unrestricted sub-grant, a one-year mentorship provided to leadership to accomplish strategic goals, focused work with EALA to spotlight the champions work through various media channels, podcasts, webinars, and national conferences.
The New Champions Fund application opens Friday, April 22nd and will close on Tuesday, May 31st. For more information, visit EALA's website.
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Gabrielle Lue, InnovateEDU, 1 6262574766, [email protected]
SOURCE InnovateEDU
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