Empowering Communities, Delivering Results

After each seminar, participants are eligible to apply for the Alumni TIES small grant. Alumni TIES small grants (up to $10,000 USD per grant) are awarded on a competitive basis, based on the proposed project’s connection to the seminar’s theme, innovation, feasibility, realistic timeline, and participatory approach to community engagement.

Since 2016, the Alumni TIES program has awarded 247 small grants to Alumni TIES participants. These small grant projects have affected the lives of people in 260 communities around the world.

Learn about these Alumni TIES community changemakers by reading their impact stories!

By the Numbers

1142 Seminar Participants from February 2016 to June 2024

720
Women

412
Men

10
Non-Binary

Alumni TIES Participants represent

170
Countries

6
World Regions

29 Seminars in 14 Countries, 11 U.S. Cities, and 2 Virtual Seminars

247
Small Grant Projects in

260
communities around the world, and growing!