The Institute for SEL Impact Fund, in partnership with Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, was established to support IFSEL's financial aid program for individuals, schools, and districts. IFSEL is committed to ensuring equitable access to our programs for all educators, with the belief that financial barriers should not limit opportunities for growth and development. The Fund also supports innovative program development to help IFSEL meet the changing needs of young people.

Read our 2024 Impact Report.

If you would like to learn more about IFSEL's work and the Impact Fund, please connect with Executive Director, Nick Haisman-Smith.

IFSEL's
Mission & Vision

The Institute for Social and Emotional Learning empowers educators, young people, and parents to transform their schools into caring, inclusive communities. We imagine a world where empathy abounds and all people thrive.

IFSEL’s Reach

In 2024, IFSEL supported the deepening of SEL practices and curriculum:

Providing Professional Development to 3,500 K-12 educators, administrators, and counselors
Reaching an estimated 35,250 students from 190 schools in the US, China, Malaysia, Germany, Thailand, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Ghana, Romania, Singapore, and Japan

2024 Impact Report

Commitment to
Social Justice & Equity

IFSEL is committed to ensuring equitable access to our programs for all educators, with the belief that financial barriers should not limit opportunities for growth and development.
In 2024, IFSEL offered Financial Aid to over 40 educators to the value of $48,000.
Total for Financial Aid offered between 2022-2025: $119,000.

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Innovative Program Development

Over 200 lessons and 500+ free resources
Launched IFSEL’s Resident Teacher Program - catalyzing IFSEL's program development and lesson piloting in classrooms in US, Panama, China, and Vietnam
64 School and District SELf Reflection Tools completed and reported
Established new structures to advance high-quality delivery of The Open Session, now being offered to Middle and High School students in over 40 schools worldwide

Sharing IFSEL’s Whole-Community Approach to SEL Worldwide

7 Conference Presentations sharing IFSEL’s Whole Community Approach to SEL
Chapter to be published in forthcoming book “Social-Emotional Learning: Strategies, Development and Educational Impact”. Due Summer 2025.
Strategic Partnerships with MARIO Education and Challenge Success.

Feedback

98% of Educators rated IFSEL's Professional Development experience “Excellent” or “Very Good.”
Learn about our direct impact through educator testimonials