🚀 Their Future Can’t Wait, Join the Close the Gap Challenge

What happens when the nonprofits serving the most vulnerable are the first to lose funding?

That’s the reality today: 52% of federally funded nonprofits are financially unstable, and millions of dollars in promised support have been canceled (NonprofitPro, 2025). When nonprofits serving our most vulnerable communities lose funding, opportunity disappears.

But here’s the truth: while funding is down, Self-eSTEM’s impact is rising.

For over a decade, we’ve defied the odds, keeping our core programs free for youth and young adults from under-resourced communities. While others cut programs, we’ve expanded access to STEM education, digital and AI literacy, mentorship, and leadership training that prepare our Innovators for the Future of Work.

Now, we’re asking you to pivot with us. Join us in closing the gap; not just in STEM, but in digital equity.

💡 Your gift fuels:

• Free, year-round STEM and digital literacy programs
• Mentorship that builds confidence and community
• Opportunities that turn curiosity into careers

When you give, and when your company matches your gift, your impact multiplies by up to 240% (Bonterra, 2025).

🎁 Early Donor Bonus:

Give by Giving Tuesday (Dec 2) and receive free access to our AI Training Overview with Executive Director Adamaka Ajaelo. This is an interactive 1-hour virtual session on prompt engineering (how to communicate with AI tools) and how to create your own Custom GPT or Gem to boost productivity.

The future won’t wait. And neither can we.

👉 Join our Close the Gap Challenge. Invest in the next generation of Innovators. Together, we can turn crisis into resilience and possibility into progress.

Download the Close the Gap Challenge Toolkit.

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