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You can run an international nonprofit, teach hundreds of youth, and mobilize millions of volunteers. How do we know? These guys already did that stuff and more. Find out how.

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Yani Kalin, 17

Founder of Color My World

On how to engage kids and teens in a collaborative, community-based recycling project to put 10,000 crayons in the hands of kids in need.


Charles Orgbon, 15

Founder of Greening Forward

On how to mobilize youth in seven states to take a big bite out of global warming.

 

Clay Hurdle, 17

Initiator of BASE (Bilingual Adventures in Spanish and English)

On how to spearhead a bilingual reading program reaching over 700 children.

 

Rachel Shuster, 15

Founder Kids Care HHH

On how to start and lead a local youth service group to shape the community in a myriad [lots!] of ways.

 

Dylan Mahalingam, 16

Cofounder of Lil’ MDGs & Chief Strategist at Under the Acacia

On how to found an international non-profit, mobilize 4 million children world-wide, and build a school in Kenya.

 

Clay McMullen, 17

Creator of Wetlands Education Team (WET) & Salamander Education and Environmental Discovery Project (SEED)

On how to implement sustainable living practices through action, outdoor education, and community involvement.

 

Maren Johnson, 16

Global Soap Project’s Student Ambassador

On how to enlist 200 volunteers to collect 4,000 pounds of soap for Haiti and Africa.

 

 

Jonny Cohen

Jonny Cohen, 16

Inventor of GreenShields

On how to invent a device and implement a project that saves 28% of gas for buses.

 

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Mary-Grace R. Reeves, 16

Creator and Coordinator of American Girl Book Club

On how to teach literacy and history to 900 girls while mobilizing them to serve their communities.

 

Max Wallack

Max Wallack, 15

Founder and Executive Director of PuzzlesToRemember

On how to distribute 8,100 puzzles to Alzheimer’s patients and become an editor for AlzheimersReadingRoom.com.

 

Riley Hebbard, 7

Founder of Riley’s Toys Foundation

On how to form a nonprofit foundation, create 10 donation centers, and ship more than 18,000 toys to children in Africa.

 

Nicholas Lowinger, 13

Founder of Gotta Have Sole Foundation, Inc.

On how to turn a Bar Mitzvah project into a nonprofit mobilizing 500 volunteers.

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  • Charles Orgbon
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  • Jonny Cohen
  • Maren Johnson
  • Mary-Grace R. Reeves
  • Max Wallack
  • Nicholas Lowinger
  • Rachel Shuster
  • Riley Hebbard
  • Yoni Kalin

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