The moment is now
At Matterlab, changing the world is more than a mantra. We help you measure what matters so you can transform the future.
Become an undeniable force for change
For nonprofits, schools, and education leaders doing something big, something different, something that matters, we can help. Matterlab exists to reimagine entire systems around equity in education, because incremental progress isn’t enough when the mission is creating better outcomes for all.
Leading with Equity Impact
Equity Impact is a new approach to codifying, measuring, and scaling your most important work. Matterlab provides the tools to catalyze impact, the content to amplify voices, the partnership to advance your programs, the community to push you further, and the framework to reimagine entire systems for greater equity.
Resources that give voice to what matters
Must-Haves in 2021 for Sustainable Equity in Summer Camp
By Briana Mitchell, AF Camp Director, and Makela Elvy, an environmental educator and camp enthusiast – together, the creators of S’more Melanin, a digital destination for resources, historical context, and connectivity for BIPOC in the camp world.
The Matterlab Manifesto
Changing the world is more than a mantra—it’s possible.
Preparing Teachers to Lead Through Crisis
By Rea Foster, Executive Director, Teach For America Dallas-Fort Worth | At Teach For America Dallas Fort-Worth, we know that potential is equally distributed among all students. Opportunity, however, is not.
MLK Day 2021: A Suggested Syllabus to Inspire Your Day “On”
Today is MLK Day, but Friday was his actual birthday — and he would have been 92 years old. Instead, he was assassinated 52 years ago at only 39 years young. It took almost 20 years and countless failed bills to actually pass legislation to make today a federal holiday — the first in recognition of a private citizen, a non-President, a Black person.
The Case for Community-Centered Charter Schools
Charter schools were always meant to solve community challenges: access to learning opportunities, stagnant education models, lack of specialized schools based on student needs. In the two decades since charter schooling first became popularized, have they succeeded?
Send/Receive – Which is Controlling Your Day?
Those of you still on Outlook and all of us who used it in years past surely remember the “Send/Receive” button…
You have what it takes
We understand that mission statements sometimes sit on the backburner while day-to-day tasks take up your time and energy. Let us help you break the cycle and ignite your opportunities to change the world.
Igniting real impact across America
Matterlab has helped over 50 education nonprofits meet the urgent need to create more equitable pathways to economic empowerment for all Americans. We’ve worked with each of these organizations to deliver the tools, resources, and support needed to create lasting change.
