Special Thanks
EnCorps would like to pay special tribute to the people and organizations that have made this program possible with their generosity of advice, counsel and support. A very special thanks to Governor Schwarzenegger, to his vision and to EnCorps supporters in his administration. We would also like to thank the Executive Director of the Governor's Committee on Education Excellence, Stephen Blake.
Organizations that have been very supportive of EnCorps include:
The Sherry Lansing Foundation
The Sherry Lansing Foundation is committed to making the world a better place by funding and raising awareness for cancer research, and by supporting education, art and culture.
The Harry Singer Foundation
The Harry Singer Foundation is a non-profit 501(c) 3 private operating foundation (IRC: 4942 j 3) located in Carmel, California whose purpose is to promote responsibility and involve people more fully in public policy and their communities. It was founded in 1987. It actively conducts programs, and is not a grant-making foundation.
Civic Ventures and The Encore Campaign
Civic Ventures is a think tank and an incubator, generating ideas and inventing programs to help society achieve the greatest return on experience.
Founded in the late 1990s by social entrepreneur Marc Freedman, Civic Ventures is reframing the debate about aging in America and redefining the second half of life as a source of social and individual renewal. Through research, publishing, conferences, and media outreach, Civic Ventures reports on the growth of the experience movement. Through programs and consulting, Civic Ventures brings together older adults with a passion for service and helps stimulate opportunities for using their talents to advance the greater good. In these ways, Civic Ventures is helping America realize an experience dividend.
The New Teacher Center is dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders. Since 1998, the New Teacher Center has served over 49,000 teachers and 5,000 mentors, touching millions of students across the country through comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs.
BuildingBlocks International
BBI is an international nonprofit that is working with corporations to develop what Business Week calls a corporate "Peace Corps" and what we call corporate service fellowships. During a corporate service fellowship, employees work full time, for four weeks to a year, applying their management skills within community-based organizations around the world. BBI has convened top companies such as Pfizer, UPS, King & Spalding, PwC and Cisco, to improve the quality and increase the quantity of such fellowships.