Closing the Education Gap: Aly Murray's UPchieve
Aly Murray's UPchieve provides free online tutoring and college counseling to low-income high school students, aiming to close the education gap and impact a million students a year.
00:00:00 Tom Style is in awe of Aly Murray's UPchieve, an edtech non-profit providing free 24/7 online tutoring and college counseling to low-income high school students across the US.
UPchieve is an edtech non-profit that provides free 24/7 online tutoring and college counseling to low-income high school students across the United States.
The platform matches students with live volunteer coaches in under five minutes, offering quick and easy access to academic support.
UPchieve aims to democratize access to academic support and help low-income students achieve their academic goals without the need for financial resources.
00:05:41 Aly Murray created UPchieve to make volunteering easy for working professionals and help students with tutoring and college counseling. She was inspired by her own experiences and aims to change lives through community service.
📚 UPchieve makes it easy for working professionals to volunteer on their own schedule.
👩🏫 UPchieve offers tutoring in various high school subjects and college counseling.
💸 UPchieve also helps students with financial aid applications.
🌟 Volunteering with UPchieve is a rewarding and fulfilling experience.
00:11:23 Aly Murray quit her engineering career for more public interaction and started UPchieve. Despite facing financial challenges, she built the platform with volunteers and later received funding. Aly's goal is to support students and create change in high school.
💼 The speaker initially pursued a career in engineering but found it unfulfilling due to a lack of public interaction.
🤝 They quit their job and started a business focused on public interaction and understanding people's problems.
💡 The speaker's journey led them to create the platform UPchieve to support students in high school and improve access to opportunities.
00:17:07 Aly Murray's UPchieve provides low-cost and scalable tutoring and college counseling for low-income students, with an average cost of $5 per student per year. The platform has already matched over 100,000 tutoring requests and aims to impact a million students a year.
📌 The core value of the organization is to prioritize students and create impact for low-income students in finishing high school, attending college, and achieving upward mobility.
💡 The use of volunteer power allows for low-cost and scalable tutoring and college counseling for low-income students.
🌍 The organization's goal is to democratize access to tutoring and college counseling by reaching every low-income high school student in the United States.
00:22:50 Aly Murray's UPchieve aims to provide on-demand tutoring to students, with a focus on 24/7 availability. The goal is to close the education gap between low-income and high-income students, reaching a million students a year.
🌍 The focus of UPchieve is to provide on-demand tutoring to students whenever they need help.
👥 UPchieve prioritizes 24/7 availability over matching students with the same tutor each time.
🎯 The goal of UPchieve is to impact a million students a year to close the gap between low-income and high-income students in terms of educational opportunities.
00:28:37 Aly Murray discusses the impact of UPchieve and the need to reach more students, especially in rural areas, to create national change in education. Aly also shares her aspirations beyond UPchieve.
Many organizations struggle to effectively impact a large number of students or reach students in rural areas.
Starting a volunteer group can lead to significant scale and positive impact.
The speaker is focused on solving the education problem, improving love relationships, and finding a solution for unrestricted eating.
00:34:26 This video features Aly Murray discussing the availability and benefits of UPchieve, a nonprofit organization that offers tutoring services to high school students. Aly also provides advice for students considering non-profit work or volunteering.
💡 UPchieve is a non-profit organization that provides tutoring and support to students in the United States.
🌍 UPchieve is available to any high school student in the United States, regardless of their location.
👥 UPchieve is actively seeking volunteers who are passionate about making a difference in students' lives.
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