
Wishbone
Model & Strategy
Wishbone puts relevance and passion at the forefront of education by bringing low-income students access to high-quality after school and summer programs. Wishbone sources low-income students with high potential and connect them to an appropriate database of programs. They ignite students’ families, teachers and schools to support them. Wishbone also aggregates financial aid from various sources to send students on path-changing experiences.
After their Wishbone participation, students find personal relevance in school and ambition for their future. The students become empowered not only to complete high school, but also to attend college or start meaningful careers.



Beth is a former Teach for America corps member, a Kauffman Labs Education Ventures Fellow and a Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellow. She was recognized on Forbes “30 Under 30” list in 2013 and 2014 for her work in education.
Beth hopes to inspire low-income students to redefine who they are and who they could become. More specifically, she hopes to level the playing field of access to quality opportunities for low-income students, increase the net number of low-income students participating in programs, and create accountability and awareness surrounding the opportunity gap in America.
IMPACT
Wishbone’s goal is to ensure that all students have equal access to quality educational opportunities.
Since 2012, they have helped over 2,000 students raise over $4M in funding for summer programs.
Wishbone is now focused on systemic impact of the opportunity gap at large, working to publish research, impact results and scalable solutions to inform students’ access at large.
Wishbone has proven to be an innovative solution to combat access challenges, though the system as a whole needs to continue to evolve toward access for all, and we feel we are uniquely positioned to address some of the continued barriers with our learnings to date.
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RT @lizmatthews729: Off she goes to @CampJewellYMCA!!! She’s so nervous, but overcame her fear and went anyway! Special thanks to @wishbone…
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RT @lizmatthews729: Here is Bianca and her roommate enjoying her week at @UConn Pre-College Summer Forensic Science camp exploring DNA! Can…
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RT @ctrisenetwork: We are so proud of Saddadine and the 100+ RISE high school students pursuing their passions on college campuses and thro…
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Shahin just go back from his program at @Yale - check out what he has to say! "Meeting and interacting with people… https://t.co/zqh4bZelYx
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Check out what this rising sophomore built as his starter project at the @BlueStampEng camp through Wishbone!… https://t.co/vQIIVzMIFm
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Thanks @lizmatthews729 for sharing this amazing moment from Elizabeth's summer program. We are proud of her, too! https://t.co/elIScXqkEi
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The numbers are in! The Wishbone Community made a huge impact - over $1,000,000 is directly supporting summer enric… https://t.co/jUwBPZYKbP
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RT @schmidtea: Do you know how @wishboneorg got our start? @kkellyjanus shares our story & the lessons it holds for other social startups i…
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"At the end of the three weeks, we had to produce a final project and I was chosen to be the director! ... Thank yo… https://t.co/uvvRIQejuH
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Have you ever voted for a charity? Now is the time try it! Wishbone has the chance to win $10,000 if you vote this… https://t.co/qh7ztuoLlv
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RT @ctrisenetwork: More than 110 students across the RISE Network will be attending outstanding programs to pursue their passions this summ…
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200+ Students. 30+ Schools. $300k+ Raised. 500+ Donors. #California, you did it! It has been inspiring to watch t… https://t.co/rPFvLg9H0T
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Congratulations to the Class of #Wishbone2018! And thank you to each and every one of you who empowered them!
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RT @sharednation: .@wishboneorg sends low-income, high school students to high-quality summer programs, helping them to pursue their passio…
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1580+ New Yorkers rallied together to fully fund more than 220 #Wishbone students this year! #NYC - Thank you for y… https://t.co/iazwHE8Ozx
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This is it! Today is the LAST DAY you can help a specific #Wishbone2018 student experience the summer of his or her… https://t.co/o4RAyQNbjX