Introducing Our New Board Members
Oakland, CA – Tilting Futures is proud to announce the appointment of three dynamic leaders who will contribute their expertise and vision to the organization. They join an active, majority-women board at an exciting moment in the organization’s momentum. Their collective backgrounds in higher education, media, and philanthropy will help us expand access to transformative, […]
Tilting Futures launches summer semester program with The Bonner Foundation and the Bonner Programs at both Morehouse College & Rhodes College
Tilting Futures launches summer semester program with The Bonner Foundation and the Bonner Programs at both Morehouse College & Rhodes College When we launched Take Action Lab in 2022, we couldn’t have imagined the global demand this program would generate. Since then, we’ve had nearly 18,000 young people from around the world begin applications to join […]
Tilting Futures partners with Peace Corps to launch the Circle of Service
Some of our world’s most complex challenges manifest on both local and global scales. Young people are eager to address issues like climate change, growing polarization, and more in ways that create immediate community benefit while contributing to sustainable global solutions. Establishing an infrastructure that provides them with dedicated pathways to continuing service would help […]
Meet Our New Board Members: Ilaria Fusina & Jordan Lee
As we launch Take Action Lab: Environment & Sustainability, we are thrilled to announce two new additions to our Board of Directors: Ilaria Fusina and Jordan Lee. Ilaria is a passionate environmentalist who, along with her husband Adam Woodward, are supporting this new program. “Take Action Lab harnesses the global youth’s desire to […]
Tilting Futures Expands to Malaysia with Focus on Environment & Sustainability
Young people asked. We listened.Introducing Take Action Lab: Environment & Sustainability One of the singular defining challenges of our time is climate change. Young people are eager to tackle this challenge and bring a sustainability focus to their education, careers and communities. At Tilting Futures, we understand that every job must become a green job, […]
Tilting Futures published in Intercultural Connector
At a time of rising polarization across the globe, building intercultural understanding is more important than ever. Take Action Lab is built on the belief that we can effectively help young people develop this skill. In 2023, an independent research from Harvard proved we were doing just that — 98% of Take Action Lab students […]
New insights on using program data effectively
As an organization committed to our students’ learning and our own, we collect a lot of data. But having data is just the first step in using it effectively to increase impact. Enter Holly Carmichael Djang and Rocio Bravo, members of our Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Learning team. Holly and Rocio shared how they’ve […]
Introducing Tilting Futures
Since our founding, we’ve been guided by a singular commitment: to provide young people with the tools to create positive change in themselves and the world around them. As we continue to pursue our mission, we’re excited to share two big announcements: 1. We’re expanding Take Action Lab! Beginning in 2025, we’ll be launching […]
Future Ready: Empowering the Next Generation of Global Changemakers
For over a decade, Global Citizen Year has been a beacon for youth empowerment. This year, we unveiled ‘Take Action Lab,’ our most innovative initiative yet. Backed by Harvard research, the results are in: our approach is equipping young people with the emotional and intellectual skills to be the changemakers of tomorrow. View the Report […]
5 Key Questions for Designing an Immersive Learning Program
For an international immersion program, COVID-19 literally stopped us in our tracks. Like so many educational organizations, we quickly pivoted online. Our team developed Global Citizen Year Academy, a virtual leadership program that allowed us to both increase and broaden our student community. Over two years we were able to reach nearly 1500 young people […]