Institute for Democratic Education in America
Institute for Democratic Education in America
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About this organization
Mission
Mobilizing action to advance meaningful learning and build a more just and sustainable democracy.
About
Program Area 1: Learning. IDEA supports educational change makers to learn together and gain new ideas through the use of events, learning calls, and drafting learning reports. In 2017-2018 IDEA served as the local host for the North Dakota Study Group (NDSG) gathering in Jackson, Mississippi focused on educational justice and learning from the civil rights movement, and held multiple community film screenings on education and equity.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
Mission: mobilizing action to advance meaningful learning and build a more just and sustainable democracy.significant activities: 1)organizing: building strategic and collaborative capacity between educators and community organizers nationally through place-based and national teams of organizers supporting change projects that demonstrate the power of education by, for, and with young people and communities 2) showcasing: best practices in youth and community engagement through learning tours, collaborative projects, and a curated library of the strongest tools and resources, blogs 3) learning through storytelling, learning breakthrough series, national campaign.
- Revenue reported was $177,243.
- Expenses reported were $200,354.
- The non-profit filed Schedule A section.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- The organization does not engage in lobbying activities.
- Other expenses reported $34,958.
- The non-profit reported a excess or deficit for -$23,111.
- The non-profit does not have a foreign financial account.
- Other compensation reported was $155,728.
- Contributions, gifts, and grants reported were $175,940.
- The non-profit filed a copy of the returns in ["MS", "NY", "OR"].
Accomplishments
- Program area: learning. idea supports educational change makers to learn together and gain new ideas through the use of events, learning calls, and drafting learning reports. in 2018-2019 idea served for the second year as the local host for the north dakota study group (ndsg) gathering in jackson, mississippi focused on educational justice and learning from the civil rights movement. Expenses $32,471.
- Program area: showcasing. idea organizes tours and other learning experiences to provide educators, young people, parents, and others with the opportunity to see what is possible and bring new ideas back to their own settings. in 2018-2019 idea coordinated learning tours for young people and adult staff from over multiple youth organizations in new england to see student-centered learning and education equity in action. Expenses $37,720.
- Program area: mississippi project. idea supports community-led advocacy and organizing in mississippi through raising up the voices of community members and providing training and support to turn those ideas into policy proposals and advocacy efforts. in 2018-2019 idea continued working alongside local, state, and national partners to keep public education as a public good for the community of jackson. idea also supported the new jackson superintendent and school board by holding community forums to inform the new district strategic plan and have signed on with other partners as a community advisor to the superintendent. Expenses $86,632.
- Program area: communications & narrative change. idea engages locally and nationally to shift the education narrative towards protecting public education; centering the voices of youth, educators, parents, and communities; and focusing on the power and possibility of education rooted in justice, democracy, and meaningful engagement. in 2018-2019 idea continued collaborating with the shared story initiative of the partnership for the future of learning to share films and engage in media campaigns to shift the education narrative. idea also worked with the journey for justice alliance to raise up stories of communities working for educational justice across the u.s. and puerto rico. Expenses $43,531.