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 242 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

1102 Seminar Participants from February 2016 to February 2024

694
Women

399
Men

9
Non-Binary

Alumni TIES Participants represent

166
Countries

7
World Regions

28 Seminars in 13 Countries, 11 U.S. Cities, and 2 Virtual Seminars

242
Small Grant Projects in

260
communities around the world, and growing!