LIGHT Awards 2024 Convening
In July 2024, the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation hosted its eleventh annual Awardee Convening honoring recent recipients of the LIGHT Awards grant. Awardees from the eleventh cohort were invited to this event, which seeks to honor educators and cultivate connections within and across LIGHT teams, as well as energize the participants as they launch their projects.
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation Welcomes its Eleventh Cohort of LIGHT Awards Educators
The Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 LIGHT Awards grants. The newly selected teams consist of 46 educators pursuing nine self-designed professional learning projects over the next two years. With the addition of these...
LIGHT Awards Welcomes Pirette McKamey
Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation is delighted to welcome Pirette McKamey to our LIGHT Awards Leadership Team. Pirette serves as our Community Coordinator Consultant, a new role in our organization. In this capacity, she will manage our relationship with active LIGHT...
Celebrating a Decade of Impact: The LIGHT Awards’ 10-Year Anniversary
In September 2023, the LIGHT Awards celebrated a remarkable milestone – a decade of empowering educators and inspiring transformative change within their communities. The anniversary celebration, hosted by the Intrepid Philanthropy Foundation, brought together...
The LIGHT Awards at 10 Years: Meaningful Career Impact for Educators
Consistent with one of our core values, continuous learning, we commissioned a research study to assess the impact of the LIGHT Awards program. The evidence collected suggests that the program has been successful in fostering teachers growth and development. Get the full story…