CareerVillage.org

About Us

Overview

CareerVillage.org is a non-profit organization that helps high school students get career advice online from real-world professionals. We work with educators in low-income communities to help students surface questions about their future, and then automatically email those questions to working professionals with relevant experience. Professionals can then answer those questions from any laptop or smartphone, giving students the inspiration and education they need to make better decisions about their futures. CareerVillage is a young organization with a game-changing program and is focused on scaling to serve hundreds of thousands of students nationally. A simple, appealing program – Students: Ask any question about any career any place any time. Receive answers from real professionals! – Professionals: Get relevant questions by email or by browsing the website. You decide if, where, and when to answer. There’s no commitment and you can answer any question from any student. One piece of advice could change hundreds of lives! – Educators: Use our lesson plans, materials, and engagement dashboards to bring career exploration to your students! What makes CareerVillage.org so special – Scale: Designed for scale from the ground-up with technology as a core strength. – Impact: The easiest and most impactful online volunteer program in America. – Team: An inspirational founding team ready to create a nation-wide movement.

Website

http://www.careervillage.org

Industry

Civic & Social Organization

Company size

2-10 employees

94 on LinkedIn

Type

Nonprofit

Founded

2011

Specialties

education, technology, volunteering, career development, nonprofit, career advising, mentoring, crowdsourcing, and career counseling