Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation

What Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation does

Girls Learn International (GLI) is a 501(c)(3) youth-advocacy program operated as a sister initiative of the Feminist Majority Foundation, headquartered at 1600 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, with a second office in Beverly Hills, California. GLI provides a free, turnkey club framework for middle and high school students at public schools, private schools, community centers, and affiliate nonprofit organizations, supported by more than 50 meeting guides housed in an interactive online Guidebook (guidebook.girlslearn.net). The program currently operates more than 160 clubs across 26 U.S. states and 18 countries, with delivery layered across in-person regional trainings in New York, Northern California, and Southern California; online Zoom trainings; Action Workshops; a Student Advisory Board; an Alumni Network; the Summer Activist Training Camp (SATC) launched in 2024; and an annual youth delegation to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women enabled by the parent foundation's UN ECOSOC consultative status. The technology stack is light: standard managed WordPress hosting on Pantheon, WPEngine, and Flywheel, plus the custom Guidebook web application; there is no disclosed AI, ML, or proprietary platform technology.\n\nGLI's business model is donation-funded: the program is free for students, schools, and advisors, with no membership fees or charges for club participation, and revenue is collected through charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters via the EveryAction platform on the FMF donation page. Named customers and pricing tiers do not exist because the offering is provided at no cost; growth is community-led and event-driven, with new clubs acquired through school outreach, social media (Instagram, LinkedIn), the Feminist Focus student Tumblr blog, email newsletters, in-person trainings, and word-of-mouth through the existing club network. Program staff disclosed include a Senior Program Director (Ashley Steimer-King) and a Program & Communications Manager (Ileana McDonald), with most operational work delivered by student leaders under faculty advisor guidance.

Name

Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation

Legal name

Girls Learn International, a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation

Website

https://girlslearn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Girls Learn International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit program of the Feminist Majority Foundation that runs a free club framework for middle and high school students across 160+ chapters in 26 U.S. states and 18 countries to advocate for human rights, gender equality, and civic engagement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Advocacy and Human Rights Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Engagement & Social Integration Programs (Clubs, Events, Volunteering) (EDAIAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Leadership, Debate & Model UN Camps (EDAMALAK), Virtual/Hybrid International Short-Term Academic Programs (EDAIAIAL)

Keywords

• Youth advocacy programs
• Feminist education
• Human rights curriculum
• Student activism training
• Gender equality clubs

Headquarters

HQ city

Arlington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: GLI operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and relies primarily on charitable donations from individuals, foundations, and supporters. The website provides a donation link through EveryAction platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Girls Learn International provides a structured student club framework for middle and high school students focused on human rights, gender equality, and social justice education. The program delivers over 50 meeting guides through an interactive online Guidebook, supported by in-person and online regional trainings, the Summer Activist Training Camp, UN Commission on the Status of Women youth delegations, and a Student Advisory Board. All programming is offered free of charge to students and schools, funded through donations to the parent Feminist Majority Foundation.

Product overview

Girls Learn International (GLI) is a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation offering a comprehensive student club framework for middle and high school students to advocate for human rights, gender equality, and access to equitable education. The core offering consists of the GLI Club Framework, which provides educational materials and a structured program for students to learn about human rights issues. This is supported by The GLI Guidebook, an online interactive resource with over 50 meeting guides. GLI also offers the Summer Activist Training Camp (SATC) as a four-week online summer program, and the GLI at the United Nations program for student delegates to participate in UN CSW sessions. Additional components include the Student Advisory Board for regional student leadership, the Alumni Network for professional development, GLI Trainings & Action Workshops (both in-person and online), the Feminist Focus Blog for student content, and a Club Starter Kit for new chapters. The program connects students locally, nationally, and internationally through these integrated offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Summer Activist Training Camp (SATC): A four-week online summer program for high school students featuring skills workshops, issue briefings, and team meetings focused on advocacy and social activism.
• GLI at the United Nations
• GLI Guidebook
• Student Advisory Board (SAB)
• Feminist Focus

Products and services

• GLI Club Framework A student club framework providing educational materials for middle and high school students to learn about human rights issues including reproductive rights, environmental justice, LGBTQIA+ rights, racial justice, civic engagement, and more. Designed to help participants develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and advocacy skills through weekly club meetings at schools and community centers.
• The GLI Guidebook An online, interactive resource free to all GLI clubs containing more than 50 meeting guides for students to explore topics such as universal education, ending gender-based violence, feminism, racial justice, reproductive justice, and LGBTQ+ rights.
• Summer Activist Training Camp (SATC) A four-week online summer program for high school students featuring skills workshops, issue briefings, and team meetings focused on advocacy and social activism. Participants work in small groups to design and implement an advocacy project to impact policy at the local or state level.
• GLI at the United Nations A program that enables student delegates to join UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) sessions annually in March at UN headquarters, participating in workshops and events focused on global women's rights.
• GLI Trainings & Action Workshops In-person trainings held in NYC, Northern California, and Southern California, plus online trainings and Action Workshops held every other month. Students learn organizing, facilitation, action planning, recruitment, and collaboration skills.

Quantifiable outcome

• 160+ active student clubs worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Feminist Majority FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGLI is a program of the Feminist Majority Foundation. FMF is the parent organization that oversees GLI, Feminist Campus, Ms. Magazine, and Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan as sister organizations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Girl Up: UN Foundation initiative that equips adolescent girls with leadership training, advocacy skills, and a global club network — the most direct peer to GLI in mission (girls' empowerment, advocacy), audience (middle/high school students), and UN-affiliated programming model.
• DoSomething.org: Youth-activism nonprofit running campaigns and a national club/campaign leader network for U.S. teens ages 13–25 — directly comparable to GLI's community-led, free, student-driven club model and donor-funded structure, with broader issue scope.
• She's the First: Nonprofit that supports girls' education and leadership globally through a network of student-led chapters at U.S. schools — highly comparable club-based, school-embedded model targeting the same demographic and similar advocacy themes.
• Peace First: Nonprofit that mobilizes young people ages 13–25 to lead community peace and social-change projects globally via fellowships, curriculum, and a digital platform — directly comparable in mission (youth-led social impact), free program model, and international footprint.
• Generation Citizen: Nonprofit bringing civics education and action-based advocacy into U.S. middle and high schools through student-led Action Civics projects — directly comparable audience (U.S. middle/high schoolers), pedagogy (student-led advocacy), and school-embedded delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• Malala Fund: Internationally prominent nonprofit advocating for girls' education and equality — closely aligned mission (gender equality, education access) and youth focus, but operates at significantly greater scale and focuses on policy/advocacy investment rather than direct school-club programming.
• Plan International USA: Large international NGO focused on girls' equality and rights globally with U.S. youth-facing programs and school partnerships — comparable mission and audience but operates at much greater scale with broader programming beyond student clubs.
• iEARN: International nonprofit running the largest K-12 global student-collaboration network across 140+ countries with project-based learning — comparable school-embedded, international, and free program model though focused on collaborative learning rather than advocacy.
• Advocates for Youth: Established U.S. nonprofit advocating for sexual health, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ youth rights through policy work and youth leadership programs — overlaps significantly with GLI's advocacy pillars and youth-leadership model but with a broader policy and lobbying footprint.

Emerging players

• 826 National: Network of youth writing and tutoring centers supporting K-12 student learning and publishing — comparable as a youth-development nonprofit with a free, locally-embedded club-like model, but focused on literacy/publishing rather than civic advocacy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/girls-learn-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/girlslearnintl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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