Families Invested in Reforming Education (FIRE) Fellowship
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- _You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's [website](https://50can.org/fire/)._
Overview
Families Invested in Reforming Education (FIRE) Fellowship
FIRE, Families Invested in Reforming Education aims to bring together like-minded individuals to better the quality of education in their community and the state. The FIRE program is an 6-week advocate training program. The goal of this program is to build a network of advocates across the country to move our education system into the future.
Each session will be conducted virtually at regularly times for the cohort.
- Have a child, grandchild or connection to a child (extended family) in the US education system in PreK-12 grades, regardless of school model or type. (Non-parents are able to apply as well)
- Attend at least seven out of the eight training sessions (each session will be a 1-hour to 1 ½ hour-long training session)
- Have a strong passion for advocacy and improving education
What's Next?
After completing the program, graduates will continue to connect and engage with their local teams. The 50CAN team will continue to host monthly optional trainings and dialogues to help further the graduate’s advocacy skills.
Funding
There is no stipend associated with this program. This program is volunteer-only.
Eligibility
_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._
What 50CAN Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 197
- Total given
- $54.94M
- Median grant
- $178K
- Range
- $15K–$2.27M
- By dollars: New York 44%, Texas 24%, Tennessee 14%. Top recipient cities: Bronx, NY; Washington, DC; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Idea Public Schools · Weslaco, TX
To support summer boost
$2.27M
Kipp NYC Public Schools · New York, NY
To support summer boost
$1.92M
Success Academy · New York, NY
To support summer boost
$1.74M
Riverwalk Education Foundation Inc (Schools of Science and Technology) · San Antonio, TX
To support summer boost
$1.72M
Friendship Public Charter School · Washington, DC
To support summer boost
$1.71M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- K-12 schools
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