Year Up - Recognition

Recognition

Year Up has been the recipient of awards:

  • Philanthropedia Top 17 National Nonprofits (September 2010)
  • Corporate Voices for Working Families Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award (2009)
  • International Ashoka Fellowship (2008)
  • Fast Company and Monitor Group's "Social Capitalist" Award (January 2005, January 2007)
  • The Freedom House Archie R. Williams, Jr. Technology Award (May 2005)
  • The Commonwealth Corporation's Excellence in Partnership Awards: Dr. Stanley Z. Koplik Commitment to Learning Award (June 2004)
  • The Manhattan Institute Social Entrepreneurship Award (Fall 2003)
  • In 2008, Year Up was selected as the target non-profit of Doing IT for Good, a corporate philanthropy program created by venture capital firm Landmark Ventures, that holds annual networking events.

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