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The Coro New York Leadership Center was founded on the principle that an informed and engaged citizenry and broad public participation are critical to a vital democratic society. We are committed to equipping individuals of all ages and from all backgrounds with the knowledge and skills they need to play active leadership roles across the public, private and non-profit sectors. We teach Coro participants how policy decisions are made in New York, the avenues that exist for citizen participation, and the skills they need to effect change on behalf of the cause or community to which they are committed.

Founded in 1947, the World Federalist Movement-Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP) is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization committed to the realization of global peace and justice through the development of democratic institutions and the application of international law. Programs of WFM-IGP include: The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is the largest partnership in the world advancing the cause of international justice. Including more than 2,500 organizations from 150 countries. The Coalition is leading the global fight to end genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity through a commitment to the core values of human rights and justice. The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect is a global civil society network that promotes the advancement of the Responsibility to Protect, a landmark norm that seeks to prevent genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing. The International Democratic Governance program works to increase the transparency and accountability of international institutional decision-making, advocate for more democratic and inclusive systems of governance, and mobilize civil society participation in intergovernmental and transnational institutions.

The MCCA mission is to advance the hiring, retention, and promotion of diverse attorneys in legal departments and the law firms that serve them.  

State Voices is committed to creating a fair and just society by advancing racial equity and working to make our democracy more accessible, inclusive, and representative. The State Voices Affiliated Network is a nonpartisan infrastructure of permanent state-based coalitions called “State Tables,” advocates, and organizers fighting for a healthy democracy and political power which includes Black, Indigenous, Latinx, AAPI people, and all people of color (BIPOC). The work we do is guided by a simple mission: using data and technology, people-powered campaigns, and coalitions to collectively build a multiracial democracy that allows everyone to thrive and live in their full dignity.

GBLS provides free civil (non-criminal) legal assistance to low-income people in Boston and 31 surrounding cities and towns. This legal advocacy helps secure for clients some of the most basic necessities of life. Founded in 1900, GBLS is the oldest and largest legal services program in New England.

Since 1976, MetroWest Legal Services has been providing free civil legal aid to low income, elderly, disabled, and other disenfranchised people living in 45 towns throughout MetroWest. We firmly believe that everyone should have access to justice, not just those who can afford it.

Culture Project views creatively, imagination, and the urge toward artistic expression as a vital natural resource. As an arts organization that seeks to harvest such resources, our purpose is to support work that addresses injustice, embraces diversity, and affects social change.

To strengthen families through parent education and support for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

The GLBT Project, Inc. is dedicated to promoting, building and maintaining healthy relationships in the urban Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender community through research, education, advocacy and public service.

Pact envisions a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future. Pact enables systemic solutions that allow those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy, and take part in the benefits that nature provides. Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems, and transforming markets into a force for development.

After identifying gaps in the support services available to migrant families and the resulting inequities that befall them, refugee community leaders and town residents founded the Refugee Community Partnership. We are a community-driven organization working to build unique, holistic, and comprehensive support infrastructure for relocated families. All of RCP’s initiatives are born out of grassroots community assessments; from the start, we listen. Through community feedback sessions we regularly evaluate our efficacy, reflect on lessons learned, and make course changes as needed.

To promote self-reliance-to augment what's taught in the classroom and the home to help develop resilient, responsible, and resourceful students as they prepare for their lives as young adults and beyond.