Stand for Children
Grant Size: $1,350,000
Grantee Since: 2011
Grant Objective: Capacity building.
Stand for Children uses the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. Stand builds a powerful constituency for education reform by training everyday people to be effective citizen leaders who join together with a unified, grassroots voice. Stand's grassroots campaigns win concrete, long-lasting improvements for children, at both state and local levels. As an example, in 2010 and 2011, Stand and its members in Colorado and Illinois led the charge to develop and pass sweeping education reform bills focused on improving teacher quality. Strategic Grant Partners has funded Stand to broaden and deepen its work in Massachusetts.