IMPACT IS THE WHOLE STORY

Our Mission is to Educate and Empower 1 Million Students in the Next 5 Years.

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  • Reached over 1.4 billion people through our advocacy work 🌍🎤
  • Impacted teens in 24 U.S. states and 3 countries (U.S., Mexico, U.K.) 🌎
  • Achieved 5x growth, expanding our budget from $200K to $1M 
between 2022-2024 📈💥
  • Over 4,000 students took our Digital Flourishing Scale—contributing to the largest teen digital wellness database 📊🌟
  • Impacted 4,000 students through our school-based program, SocialMediaU 👩💻🎓
  • 27 Teen Advisors participate in our monthly sessions 🎤✨
  • Secured 2 major partnerships in 2024 (1 state-level, 1 with a national organization) to help us reach half of our impact goal—500,000 students—over the next 3 years! 🌟🏆
IMPACT BY THE NUMBERS
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How we Measure

We measure what matters and are building the largest digital flourishing research database through our Digital Flourishing Scale. 📊🌟
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How we Build

We pay to play! We strongly believe in compensating young people for their time and talent. 💸👏
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How we Scale

We partner with the best organizations in the world to share our work and scale our programs globally.

What Matters Most

Teen POV

📉 IMPACT FEATURES

Social Media U

Approach
To date, pre- and post-surveys have provided insights on the climate of digital wellbeing and impact of SocialMediaU in the classroom setting. We have learned:

60.3%

agreed that SMU improved their relationship with technology.

69.5%

believe continuing to improve their relationship with technology is important.

3 in 5

teens would recommend SMU to a peer.

Digital Civics Academy

Approach
In a similar fashion, we survey academy participants before and after the 1-week experience. We have learned:
You can take small steps to improve your tech use: set screen time limits, don’t use your phone an hour before bed, take more breaks to spend time with family, friends, or to do something more recreational.

94%

agreed that DCA improved their relationship with technology, and 93% reported mostly or completely achieving the goal they set for the program.

98%

believe continuing to improve their digital civics skills is important to them.

97%

would recommend DCA to a peer.

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