Day in and day out, the eighty or so nonprofit professional who attended our latest party work hard to make a better world. But humans do not thrive on zoom alone. Face to face is everything. After the workday was done, margaritas flowed, sliders were chomped, tacos consumed. And the guac? Chef's kiss! We know this: Connection is key. We are better together. 

For seven years, we've been supporting the Education Writers Association, 700+ hard working journalists who write about the issues crucial to our grantees. We provided them with special recognition for their difficult (and often thankless) work. In May, the EGF Accelerator, together with EWA, awarded Dominique Jian Lee the last Eddie Prize for her searing feature published in Esquire magazine with support from the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Check it out below.

(Left) D. Jian Lee, (Right) EGF Accelerator VP Peg Tyre

We were thrilled to see that EGF Accelerator unicorn Quill.org got a lot of love on The Today Show. While they lived with us- and engaged in our intensive consulting -- they grew from serving 10,000 kids to over 2 million. They left us poised for even more growth-- and continue to evolve in ways that fill us with pride.

Hatched in the EGF Accelerator Fellows program, this program aims to put student-run news sites in every public NYC high school. In two years, they've opened 22 news sites and have 15 more in the works. Last month, they shared their program with the ed chiefs who invited them into more schools.

Program director Sierra Sangetti-Daniels and founder Lara Bergen

The EGF Accelerator is supporting strong leaders in sustainable nonprofits that are working to improve the education and life outcomes for low-income New Yorkers. We offer incubation, advanced leadership development, a remote Fellows program, and fund journalism about educational equity. Want to know more? Drop us a line. Peg@egfaccelerator.org