America’s Biggest Problems & How You Can Help Our Country Emerge Stronger
A devastating pandemic. An economic collapse. A crisis of conscience over racial injustice. Everyone’s asking: Is there a better way? You can show there is.
It’s been a tough few years. So tough, it can seem like America’s promise is slipping away.
The signs are everywhere. Fading economic opportunity. A failing education system. Faltering health care. Deepening partisan divides. People are frustrated and looking for answers. They know the status quo isn’t working – that we need new and better solutions to our country’s biggest problems.
There’s a better way, grounded in the principles reflected in the Declaration of Independence: Believe in people, and empower them to solve society’s problems. We’ve launched Emerge Stronger to empower the American people to find and drive those solutions — and that includes you.
Emerge Stronger is our biggest and most ambitious initiative ever.
Three Years
After so many crises, there’s a rare opportunity to bring about a better way for tackling our country’s biggest challenges. We launched Emerge Stronger in 2021. We plan to make a major difference by 2024.
Four Priorities
We’re focused on the issues animating the country today – unleashing economic opportunity, transforming education, reimagining health care, and bridging partisan divides.
Hundreds of Investments
We’re working with diverse partners from all walks of life to tackle problems comprehensively. Get engaged with these efforts – or tell us how we can support yours.
Across the board, we’re striving to stop the worst threats that will make America’s problems worse and kickstart the real solutions by empowering and investing in people. Together, we can inspire movements of millions that will drive enduring change.
Check out what our partners are doing across Emerge Stronger’s four priorities:
Unleash Economic Opportunity
The American Dream is a myth for a growing number of people. Our partners are striving to make it a reality for all.
Community groups tackling the root causes of poverty nationwide and helping one million people improve their lives.
Scholars and university centers researching barriers to opportunity – and how to remove them.
Businesses and groups like the SkillUp Coalition providing workforce training and career opportunities.
Grassroots activists standing up to bad policies that hold people and our country back – and promoting better ones that unleash innovation and progress.
Reach Out if You Want to Get Involved
Reimagine Health Care
Health care costs too much and delivers too little. Our partners are showing an alternative to one-size-fits-all policies by unlocking personalized care to improve every person’s life.
Community-based organizations tackling everything from addiction to providing care for the uninsured.
States with grassroots activists pushing for expanded access and lower costs through concrete policy reforms.
National COVID Commission working to discover and promote the most important lessons from the pandemic.
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Transform Education
From K-12 to college and beyond, the status quo in education holds people back. Our partners are flooding the marketplace with alternatives and driving an education system tailored to every learner’s needs.
K-12 innovators supported, from homeschool co-ops in Detroit to microschools in Nevada.
States from West Virginia to Idaho with grassroots campaigns supporting policies that empower students and families.
Universities like Arizona State University and organizations like OpenStax reshaping post-secondary education to prepare people for success in a fast-changing world.
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Bridge Partisan Divides
America is tearing itself apart. Our partners are proving that on the toughest issues, there’s common ground – and they’re building on it.
Community leaders working to bridge divides and unite people through organizations like StoryCorps and Narrative4.
Organizations like the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education protecting civil liberties through litigation and activism.
Diverse partners like the Bipartisan Policy Institute and The LIBRE Initiative paving the way for lasting immigration reform.
Organizations like the Second Chance Business Coalition and Café Momentum showing better approaches to criminal justice.
Reach Out if You Want to Get Involved
How can you get engaged? We’re glad you asked.
Emerge Stronger offers many pathways to partnership. We can help you find the best way to make the biggest difference — and transform how America thinks about, talks about, and tackles the toughest challenges.
- Are you a non-profit leader, education innovator, or social changemaker? Tell us about your vision and find how our community of organizations can help you take your approach to the next level.
- Are you a grassroots activist? Get involved with our partners who empower citizens to make their voice heard and enact change at every level of government.
- Are you a philanthropist? Join our philanthropic community of more than 700 business leaders and philanthropists investing in the most promising solutions — and changing America’s course for the better.
