Charity

Supporting Human Rights

June 9, 2020 By Sarah Mercier Leave a Comment

From the very beginning, one of our core values has been giving back: to the elearning community; to our local communities; to global causes. Our belief that everyone deserves an opportunity to learn drives much of our charitable efforts toward human rights, education, inclusion, accessibility, and conservation.

We recognize that human rights in our country is in a state of emergency. Earlier this week, we made a $3,000 contribution to the ACLU to support their work in racial justice, LGBTQ rights, immigration, criminal justice, voting rights, disability rights, women’s rights, and free speech.

Please join us. We are committed to MATCHING YOUR DONATION up to an ADDITIONAL $5,000 for the month of June. Together, we can make a difference.

Donate through our Facebook fundraiser or donate directly and text us (844-844-1595) or email us a copy of your receipt and we will match.

With love and respect for all humans,
Sarah C. Mercier
CEO, Learning Ninjas

Educating the Public About Responsible Interaction with Nature

February 21, 2020 By Brian Dusablon Leave a Comment

As a 1% for the Planet member, we choose a charity to align and partner with for our 1% donation. In 2019 we chose the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics.

Leave No Trace provides research, education and initiatives so every person who ventures outside can protect and enjoy our world responsibly.

The “Leave No Trace Seven Principles“:

Plan Ahead and Prepare
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
Dispose of Waste Properly
Leave What You Find
Minimize Campfire Impacts
Respect Wildlife
Be Considerate of Other Visitors

We’re proud we were able to contribute to Leave No Trace having a very successful 25th year in 2019:

This year — our 25th year of leading the Leave No Trace movement — the Center continued the fight to eliminate 100 million pounds of trash from 3 National Parks through the Zero Landfill Initiative. Our traveling educators and state advocates conducted over 670 Leave No Trace events from coast to coast reaching adults and children of all ages and backgrounds, and more than 2,600 people completed advanced Leave No Trace trainings preparing them to be the best possible teachers of outdoor ethics.

To continue to support the excellent work of this organization, we are volunteering our time and expertise to help redesign their public-facing online awareness course. It will now be mobile-first with improved accessibility. We look forward to sharing it with you all when it launches.

Get outside, enjoy the natural world, and learn how to appreciate and protect it. Learn more and find event times and locations at http://lnt.org.

Sarah Facilitates ATD TechKnowledge Charity Hackathon

February 5, 2020 By Brian Dusablon Leave a Comment

We’re excited to announce Sarah will be leading a group of instructional designers and developers at the first ATD TechKnowledge Hackathon in San Jose today.

This hackathon benefits Upwardly Global.

There are about 2 million immigrants and refugees currently in the U.S. who have college degrees from their home countries but are unemployed or working far below their skill level. Upwardly Global is the first and longest-serving organization that helps these men and women integrate into the professional American workforce.

If you’re attending TechKnowledge this week, check it out!

Sarah is also helping out at Becca Wilson’s Playground session, Principals of Experiment Design, at 1:15pm today, and presenting Thursday on Interactive E-Books for Mobile Learning, at 3:30pm.