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Longitude

Futures of Education. An initiative to fund and support the implementation of educational projects that shape the future of humanity and the planet.

Sheridan, WY   |  https://wearelongitude.org

Mission

Futures of Education. An initiative to fund and support the implementation of educational projects that shape the future of humanity and the planet. In 2019 UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative aimed to rethink education and shape the future. The initiative catalyzed a global debate on how knowledge, education, and learning must be reimagined in a world of increasing complexity, uncertainty, and precarity. Longitude takes this initiative into the next phase by funding and supporting the implementation of educational projects that shape the future of humanity and the planet. Now we need your help supporting our projects to transform education!

Ruling year info

2023

Director

Alysia Ballinger

Main address

30 N Gould St Ste 33069

Sheridan, WY 82801 USA

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EIN

92-2728886

NTEE code info

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Futures Of Education. Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education calls for collective action to transform education and contribute to a rebalancing of our relationships with each other, with the planet, and with technology. It was built through a co-construction process that engaged over a million people from around the world. Now our projects need you to help transform education. Let’s take action by funding and supporting the implementation of educational projects that shape the future of humanity and the planet!

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

train{ED} Tech Education Project

train{ED} helps diverse and determined talent in Suriname get into tech careers in different tech ecosystems. They provide a learning community and a learning pathway to new tech skills. Their dedicated trainers and train{ED} alumni, mentors, and coaches help students learn the skills they need to succeed in technology and build the relationships they need to find real jobs.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents
Economically disadvantaged people

Young Help Suriname (YHS) believes that the Future of Work cannot exist without Innovation and collaboration with the knowledge-intensive industry worldwide. Within this, technology is the essential enabler of development, and young STEM minds are the critical shapers of a sustainable future.

YHS focuses on empowering young people through the TVET approach capacity building, gamification, cross-border teamwork, and (peer-to-peer) mentorship. Using project-based local skills building, and exposure to inspirational personal experiences in the field of STEM and Innovation, we trigger and ignite an inner passion for achieving great things and build self-esteem for working together to change the world for the better.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents
Economically disadvantaged people

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The context:
With accelerated climate change, our planet’s fragility is becoming more apparent. Persistent inequalities, social fragmentation, and political extremism are pushing many societies to a point of crisis.

Advances in digital communication, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology have great potential but also raise serious ethical and governance concerns, especially as promises of innovation and technological change have an uneven record of contributing to human flourishing.

The aim:
This initiative aims to mobilize the many rich ways of being and knowing to leverage humanity’s collective intelligence.

The vision:
Knowledge and learning are humanity’s greatest renewable resources for responding to challenges and inventing alternatives. Yet, education does more than respond to a changing world. Education transforms the world.

But we have to put forward principles and commitments to ensure that connected technologies advance our aspirations for inclusive education based on the principles of justice, equity, and respect for human rights.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Longitude

Board of directors
as of 04/18/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Cas Hoefman

Longitude

Term: 2023 - 2024

Caitlyn Bradburn

Longitude

Alysia Ballinger

Longitude

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/18/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 04/18/2023

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.