Alliances & Partners
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America's Promise Alliance
Founded in 1997 with General Colin Powell as Chairman and chaired today by Alma Powell, America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of 400+ corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations and advocacy groups that are passionate about improving lives and changing outcomes for children. We have made a top priority of ensuring that all young people graduate from high school ready for college, work and life. Our work involves raising awareness, encouraging action and engaging in advocacy to provide children the key supports we call the Five Promises: Caring adults, Safe Places, A Healthy Start, An Effective Education and Opportunities to Help Others. |
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Kids Invent™ Kids Invent!™ develops and distributes curriculum for one week summer camps, after school programs, and classroom learning that foster creative thinking, inventing and entrepreneurial enterprise among elementary and middle school children. Professors Ed Sobey and Timothy M. Stearns of the Lyles Center created the curriculum and design of the programs for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at California State University, Fresno. They currently reach thousands of kids across the United States with their programs. www.kidsinvent.com |
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Lemelson MIT Program The Lemelson-MIT Program is dedicated to honoring the acclaimed and unsung heroes who have helped improve our lives through invention. We inspire and encourage great inventors through various outreach programs such as Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams, a non-competitive, team-based national grants initiative for high school students. The cornerstone of the Lemelson-MIT Program is a prestigious awards program that includes the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize. web.mit.edu/invent/ |
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The National Education Association (NEA) The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing 3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers. www.nea.org |
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NFTE Through entrepreneurship education, the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), helps young people from low-income communities build skills and unlock their entrepreneurial creativity. Since 1987, NFTE has reached more than 330,000 young people, and currently has programs in 21 states and 9 other countries. NFTE has more than 1,500 active teachers, and is continually improving its innovative entrepreneurship curriculum. www.nfte.com |
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Public Library Association
The Public Library Association (PLA), with more than 11,000 members, is one of the fastest growing divisions of the American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world. Founded in 1944, PLA is a member-driven organization that exists to provide a diverse program of communication, publication, advocacy, continuing education, and programming for its members and others interested in the advancement of public library service. |
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Syracuse University Enitiative
Enitiative connects entrepreneurs from the Central New York community and its academic institutions with the information resources needed to be successful. Enitiative features these stories of success by local entrepreneurs. Enitiative started in 2007 with a $3 million grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Building on the success of the entrepreneurship program at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, an initiative was started to spread the entrepreneurial spirit across Syracuse University, Cayuga Community College, Le Moyne College, Morrisville State College, Onondaga Community College, the SUNY College of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, and the CNY community. Over 150 campus-community projects have infused entrepreneurship into the CNY community. |
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United Inventors Association UIA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, founded in 1990. Information and educational materials are free and open to the public. Additional in-depth materials and services are available to members on the members-only sections of this site. UIA members include: national and international inventor groups, individual inventors, entrepreneurs, academia, commercial enterprises, service providers and non-profit companies. BKFK is proud to be associated with United Inventors Association in connection with the implementation of invention competitions and educational initiatives for children. www.uiausa.org |
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WGBH
Whether you’re a parent looking to help your children grow and learn; a fan of science, history, music & drama, news & public affairs, life & living programs or WGBH’s other signature strengths; or a teacher seeking flexible classroom resources, there’s plenty to explore at wgbh.org. In today’s fast-changing media landscape, WGBH is making sure you have our content when and where you choose: on air, online, and on the go with TV and radio broadcasts, podcasts, and vodcasts, streaming video and audio, iPhone apps, teaching tools, and more. Our reach and impact keep growing to meet your evolving needs and interests. |
