Ellie Zimmerman has grown her platform from a local to a national endeavor that currently has approximately 15,000 young people signed up and roughly 7,000 engaged in opportunities serving about 300 nonprofits.
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Meet the morning stars of our 41st Annual Volunteer Spirit Awards breakfast benefit. You’re invited to join us Friday, April 9 at 9 AM to cheer them (or wish them well with a journal ad).
Ellie Zimmerman, 18, of Purchase was named New York’s Top High School Youth Volunteer of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America’s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Ellie and Caitlyn will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program’s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America’s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scholarship, a gold medallion, a crystal trophy for their nominating organization and a $5,000 grant for a nonprofit charitable organization of their choice.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, conducted annually by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), honors students in grades 5-12 for making meaningful contributions to their communities through volunteer service.
“We created the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards 26 years ago to highlight and support the work of young people taking on the challenges of a changing world – a mission that rings truer than ever given the events of last year,” said Charles Lowrey, Prudential’s chairman and CEO. “We are proud to celebrate the vision and determination of Spirit of Community’s Class of 2021, and all the ways they’re making their communities safer, healthier and more equitable places to live.”
Two months ago, the Interns 4-Good team submitted a video pitch detailing our Tablets 4-Good initiative in the 2020 Points of Light Youth Summit Pitch Contest. This annual competition, which runs from July to August, presents the unique opportunity for teen leaders to put their plans for making a real difference in their school communities into action.
We are thrilled to announce that our video submission was selected as a finalist by the Points of Light team. Along with each of the other winning teams, Interns 4-Good has received a thousand dollar grant to implement our Tablets 4-Good this fall. Specifically, our money will be put towards purchasing refurbished tablets for underprivileged students, enabling these children to take full advantage of virtual learning opportunities.
For more information about Tablets 4-Good and how you can contribute to this important initiative, please visit the tutoring page on our website.
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2020 Top Nonprofit Recognition
Interns 4-Good announced today it has been named a “2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.
Interns 4-Good pairs teens with remote, skill-based internship opportunities with nonprofit organizations and has recently opened up various educational services to support teachers, parents, and students in their transition to virtual learning.
“We are honored to be named a 2020 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” says Ellie Zimmerman, the CEO and Founder at Interns 4-Good. “We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including our initiative in support of the BLM movement and other social justice organizations, free, virtual tutoring, and technological support for educators through our “tech hotline”.”
The Top-Rated Nonprofit Award is based on the rating and number of reviews that Interns 4-Good received from volunteers, donors and aid recipients. The organization has many five star ratings and glowing comments. One comment from a volunteer includes:
“I had the opportunity to volunteer with Interns 4-Good this summer and I completely loved it! The whole community, as well as the CEO are incredibly supportive and always willing to help! There’s a variety of internships and volunteer opportunities you can sign up for so there’s always a way in which you can help. Joining Interns 4-Good is an experience I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to make an impact. I am really happy to be part of this organization!”
“Interns 4-Good is a great example of a nonprofit making a real difference in their community,” said Perla Ni, CEO of GreatNonprofits, “Their award is well-deserved recognition not only of their work, but the tremendous support they receive, as shown by the many outstanding reviews they have received from people who have direct experience working with Interns 4-Good.”
GreatNonprofits is the leading website where people share stories about their personal experiences on more than 1.6 million charities and nonprofits. The GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards are the only awards for nonprofits determined by those who have direct experience with the charities – as donors, volunteers and recipients of aid.