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 228 small grants to Alumni TIES participants. These small grant projects have affected the lives of people in 250 communities around the world.

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

By the Numbers

1060 Seminar Participants from February 2016 to June 2023

653
Women

398
Men

9
Non-Binary

Alumni TIES Participants represent

166
Countries

7
World Regions

27 Seminars in 12 Countries, 11 U.S. Cities, and 2 Virtual Seminars

228
Small Grant Projects in

250
communities around the world, and growing!