Summary
Organization name
Moonshot edVentures
2016
Tax id (EIN)
81-4177800
Category
Education
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
3840 North York Street, Suite 145Denver, CO 80205
Denver County, CO, US
If we invest in the leadership development of local, underrepresented leaders to become school and program founders, support them in developing new learning environment models that look dramatically different, and provide them with the resources to launch, then we can transform outcomes for students
Testimonials
I would recommend Moonshot to anyone who wants to further their leadership, design new school, or innovate education in any way.
-Bre Donnelly, Founder of Joy As Resistance, 2019-20 Moonshot Fellow
Thank you Moonshot for pushing me to greatness and setting me up to succeed! Through this experience, I met an incredible group of people who are now a part of my extended familia and I'm so excited for the future! I know that no matter what the Moonshot will always be there for me and I promise I will always be there for the Moonshot Community. This fellowship completely changed me and my life!
-Marianna Lucero, Founder of In Lak'ech Denver Arts, 2019-20 Moonshot Fellow
I really appreciated being a part of this family. The experience was, at times, what I wanted and other times, it was what I needed. The value gained by working with such an amazing group of people (the moonshot team, my cohort, former cohorts and guest speakers) can't be put into words. Thank you for accepting me into this space and supporting me in my endeavors.
Bright Lightfoot, Founder of LDRS, Inc,. 2019-20 Moonshot Fellow
My time at Moonshot has been amazing! As a person who already launched my program, I still gained insight on how I can polish my program and how to develop my areas of growth as a founder and as a leader! If you are a person who has recently launched your program or your have a great idea to impact our students in Colorado, you owe it to yourself to apply for Moonshot EdVenture!
-Shalelia Dillard, Founder of SCD Enrichment, 2019-20 Moonshot Fellow
Moonshot helped me take my school idea and turn it into an actual design. Through Moonshot, I have gained confidence in my ability to start a school and succeed. I love the relationships that I built the other cohort members. It's a Moonshot family and I know that they have my back and I support them as well. I enjoy the opportunity to brainstorm and problem solve with the brilliant members in this cohort. I can't wait to see how we transform education first in metro Denver and then the world.
-Branta Lockett, Co-Founder of BLM 5280 Freedom School, 2017-18 Moonshot Fellow
Mission
Moonshot envisions a learner-centered system, led by individuals who share and empathize with the experience of the students and communities they aim to serve, where all children become learners who persist through life and meaningfully contribute to their communities.
Background Statement
With a decade of experiences that allowed her to look at the K-12 education landscape nationally, Christine wanted to invest in local leaders and learning environments that could transform learning for Metro Denver's most underserved students. She combined her experiences of leadership development, school design, and entrepreneurship, with added lenses of equity and community, to create Moonshot edVentures.
Since 2015, Christine has built the foundation for a diverse pipeline of leaders to thrive, facilitating conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion through Talk to Action, and building a vibrant innovative and entrepreneurial community through Startup Weekend EDU and an education-focused co-working space, the edGarage. Since then, Christine has built local and national partnerships to engage hundreds of local educators through various workshops and community building events.
From this pool of engaged educators and leaders, Christine was able to recruit the first cohort of School Launcher Fellows, 80% of which identified as women and/or people of color, with the hypothesis that leadership that better mirrored the populations it intended to serve could dream up, design, and deliver transformative learning experiences.
Today, Moonshot edVentures is a nationally-recognized organization that seeks to surface and support a diverse set of leaders to design the learning environments of tomorrow. By supporting over 90 Fellows over six cohorts, Moonshot has demonstrated a diverse pipeline and will create new, innovative learning ideas for the future. Via a part-time Fellowship, 15 to 20 Fellows experience support in leadership development, designing their idea alongside students and families, and identifying and embarking on the best pathway to launch their idea. Through this experience, Fellows build deep community with one another and with both local and national leaders who provide Fellows with the political and social capital needed to successfully launch their idea. Following the Fellowship, Fellows, as alumni, can access both financial and technical assistance via Moonshot's Alumni Services, providing both microgrants and connections to experts who can support them with executive coaching, financial guidance, as well as instructional support.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80205