Educate! In the News

Inside Higher Ed, January 31, 2012, “Social Justice Revival”

The Grinnell Magazine, Winter 2011, “Jumping in the Deep End”

Care2 E-newsletter, January 20, 2012, “Educate! Preparing Uganda’s next Generation of Leaders”

The Denver Post, December 6, 2011, “Miracle on Fifth Avenue”

The Daily Monitor, December 3, 2011, “Uganda: How Anger Drove a Refugee to Help Others

Grinnell College, November 10, 2011, “Grinnell student Innovation Connects with Prize Winners”

Grinnell College, October 28, 2011, “Telling Our Story: Educate!”

The SocialEarth Blog, October 24, 2011, “The Synergy Between Markets and Government”

The NextBillion Blog, October 24, 2011, “NextThought Monday: Market, Government and Finding the Synergies Between the Two”

The Daily Camera, October 5, 2011, “Boulder-based nonprofit Educate! to recieve $100,000 award”“

The MasterCard Foundation Blog, September 7, 2011, “Entrepreneurial Leadership to Power Africa”

Boulder County Business Report, August 25, 2011, “Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa”

Channel 7, Live Segment about Hike for Africa, August 17, 2011

MetroAfrica, August 2011, “Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa” 

GetBoulderBlog, August 2011, “Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa”

Elephant Journal, August 2011, “Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa”

The Examiner, July 2011, “Educate!’s 3rd Annual Hike for Africa: Joining Forces Across Continents”

SFGate, July 2011, “Hires and Promotions, July 24”

The Daily Camera, July 2011, “Nonprofit Spotlight” 

The Daily Camera, May 2011, “Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize”

The Observers, June 2011, “Educate! Taps Students’ Creativity” 

Justmeans, June 2011, “Guest Post: Educate!”

Mission Markets, June 2011, “Investing in Africa: Enterprising Education and Microtechnology” 

VailDaily, May 2011, “Battle Mountain grad trains Uganda’s future leaders”

The Nation, May 2011, “4 Under 40 Making a Difference for Social Justice”

Alpha Trade Finance,  kiiiTVCentre Daily Times14wfieSun HeraldNextBillion, May 2011, “Grinnell College Announces Winners of 2011 Young Innovator For Social Justice Prize”

The Des Moines Register, May 2011, “Basu: Honorees teach us lessons about involvement”

Enterprising Schools, May 2011, “The Failure of Education”

Empowered.org Blog, April 2011, “Transforming the Education System”

Millenium Campus Network Blog, March 2011, “A New Education for New Leaders”

Wise Magazine, February 2011, “Educate! Beads Soften Ugandan HIV/AIDS Crisis”

Daily Camera, February 2011, “Celebrate music while simultaneously supporting a good cause”

Daily Camera, February 2011, “Local nonprofit benefits Ugandans”

Denver Life, February 2011, “Don’t Miss Event”

Beyond Profit, January 2011, “How to Teach a Nation”

Elephant Journal, January 2011, “Boulder Event: Educate!’s Second Annual Ball: For the Future of Africa”

Boulder Weekly, January 2011, “Educate! hosts ball”

Dot Org KGNU Radio, December 2010, “Experience Educate!”

Daily Camera, December 2010, “Boulder nonprofit writing section of Ugandan national curriculum”

Enterprising Women, December 2010, “Global Perspectives on Women’s Entrepreneurship”

Social Enterprise, December 2010, “Educate! to Write World’s First National Social Entrepreneurship Curriculum”

Social Earth, December 2010, “Educate! to Write World’s First National Social Entrepreneurship Curriculum”

Fast Company, November 2010, “Change Generation: Eric Glustrom, Executive Director, Educate!” 

AllAfrica.com, October 2010, “East Africa: Tested Model to Sustain Small and Medium-Sized Businesses”

Boulder Weekly, October 2010, “Boulder Nonprofit Educating Africa’s Next Leaders” 

Trade Invest Africa, October 2010, “Tested Model to Sustain Africa’s Small and Medium-sized Businesses”

NPR, September 2010, “Africa School Teaches Ethical Leadership”

WE, September 2010, “WE Africa Spotlight”

Social Edge, August 2010, “New Education for New Leaders”

KGNU Radio, August 2010, “Educate!”

Club Entrepreneur: Ask Peter BurnsAugust 2010, “The Importance of Investing in Youth”

BeyondProfit.com, August 2010, “Twitter ‘Social Enterprise of the Day’”

Denver Post, August 2010, “Fitness Calendar”

Elephant Journal, August 2010, “Though an Ocean Divided, Through a Common Cause United” 

YourHub.com, July 2010, “Educate!’s Second Annual Hike for Uganda”

Passion Africa, July 2010, “Educate!’s 2nd Annual Hike for Uganda”

Boulder Weekly, July 2010, “Hike to benefit Uganda nonprofit”

Get Boulder Blog, July 2010, “Though an Ocean Divided, Through a Common Cause United”

Entrepreneur in Making… Breaking the 9 to 5 Jail, July 2010, “Next Big Thing … Educate!”

Educate! Scholar Joseph Munyambanza featured in The National, June 2010, “School Aspires to Build a Network of Leaders”

Blog Talk Radio with Nora Firestone, June 2010, “Graditude Central: Dad’s Who’ve Inspired Greatness”

Merrick Herald, May 2010, “Tackling African Issues on the Ground, Not from Washington.”

Amherst Magazine, May 2010, “Lives of Consequence: Eric Glustrom & Boris Bulayev”

Capitalist Chicks, May 2010, “Helping Hands: Eric Glustrom, Educate!”

Social Edge, April 2010, “Pan-African Awards for Entrepreneurship in Education 2009 Announced”

Joy Online, March 2010, “Mama Zimbi Wins Educating Africa Award

Global Links Initiative, March 2010, “Teach A Man To Fish Announces Winners”

Raising CEO Kids, March 2010, “Young Entrepreneurs.”

Examiner.com, March 2010, “Educate! Adds 415 Students in Africa.”

Daily Camera, February 2010, Insider Track: Weekend entertainment “Educate!”

Boulder Weekly, February 2010, “Ball to Benefit Students in Africa”

Boulder Magazine, February 2010, “Educate!’s Annual Ball: For the Future of Uganda.”

Liz Law, February 2010, “Celebrating Success of Educate!’s 1st Annual Ball for Uganda.”

MetroAfrican, February 2010, “Educate! Ball raises over $25,000 for Education in Uganda.”

Jess Ryan, Educate! CU Club Student, February 2010, “Empowerment and Fun at the Educate! Annual Ball.”

CU Independent February 2010, “Experience Education in Uganda.”

elephant journal January 2010, “Local Nonprofit holds event for Future of Uganda.”

KGNU Dot Org January 2010, Maya Ellman speaks about Educate!’s growth and Educate! Annual Ball

Daily Camera November 2009, “Nonprofit Educate gains momentum internationally”

The Amherst Student October 2009 “How to Change the World in 10 Easy Steps”

Denver Post September 2009, “Climb in Boulder, Help in Africa”

Changemakers September 2009, “Winners Collaborate on New Education Venture”

Boulder Weekly September 2009, “A Hike for the Future”

MetroAfrican September 2009, “Educate! Hosts Climb for Uganda”

Daily Camera  September 2009, “Fitness for a Cause”

5280 Magazine September 2009, “Citizen Diplomacy”


KGNU Dot Org
 September 2009, Eric interviewed about Climb For Uganda 

Denver Business Journal August 2009, “Coloradans Open Hearts to Help Africans in Need”

JUST Cause Magazine July/August 2009, “Education/Organizations”

Peace Corps Connect Newsletter June 2009, Global Education Network News

NEED | Humanitarian Living and News: Part 1 , NEED | Humanitarian Living and News: Part 2 June 2009, “Kids These Days! (Part 1 & 2)”

NEWD Magazine Online June 2009, “Teen Revolution: Kids Who Do Something!”

Fast Company June 2009, “A Colorado Kid Brings Education—and Hope—to Young Refugees in Uganda”

VH1 June 2009, DoSomething Awards

CBS May 2009, CBS Denver for winning the national DoSomething Award

And Speaking of Pink May 2009, DoSomething Awards

Denver Magazine March 2009, Educate! featured in the Giving section of Denver Magazine

Ode Magazine March 2009, Scholarship Students in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda

Educate! Grows Up  Article by Aimee Heckel in the Boulder Daily Camera, 2007

The Ripple Effect  An award-winning, three-day series by Aimee Heckel that ran in the Boulder Daily Camera in September 2006 after she came to Uganda to see Educate! empower the next generation of socially responsible leaders.  Part 1Part 2Part 3

Dream Deferred  Article by Aimee Heckel of the Boulder Daily Camera in 2005 about the beginning of Educate! and Dream Deferred, the film about the first Educate! Student 

Educate! Student on the Air  Marcel Bahati, Educate! Student since 2005, interviewed on KGNU, Hemispheres. January, 2008

United Nations Association of Boulder County awards Eric Glustrom with the International Human Rights Award

rhLEducate! on KGNU - KGNU show about Educate! in March, 2005

 August 2009, “Climb for Uganda”