Get involved

We're small.
Help us grow.

AEI is a volunteer-run nonprofit at the very beginning of its work. If you believe in broader access to knowledge and educational opportunity, there are real ways to help.

Volunteer

Lend your skills to the mission.

We're a small team and there's a lot of ground to cover. Skilled volunteers — even a few hours here and there — make a real difference at this stage.

We're not able to promise a formal role or structured program today, but if you reach out with what you do and how you'd like to help, we'll be honest about whether there's a fit.

Start the volunteer form →

Areas we could use help with:

Subject reviewers Editors Accessibility reviewers Study guide testers Grant research Outreach

Honest note

We're early. We can't always predict exactly what we need two weeks from now. If you have a skill that feels relevant and you're willing to be flexible, that's the right fit for where we are.

Volunteer interest form

This goes to the AEI team and is structured to map cleanly into our relationships workflow.

Partner

Work with us to reach more learners.

If your organization works with learners, communities, or public education efforts, we'd love to talk about how we can be useful to each other.

We keep it practical — no elaborate MOU required to start a conversation. If there's a fit, we'll figure it out.

Start the partner form →

Partner types we're interested in:

Schools & colleges Libraries Workforce organizations Public education groups Community organizations Education nonprofits

What partnership looks like now

Mostly: sharing resources with the people you serve, helping us understand what educational barriers communities actually face, or collaborating on ways to widen access to useful learning materials. We're listening more than pitching right now.

Partnership inquiry form

This captures the basics in a format that can be dropped into Lantern without retyping.

Newsletter

Stay in the loop without the noise.

If you want occasional updates on new resources, milestones, and ways to help, sign up here.

We're keeping this simple: thoughtful updates when there's something worth sending, not daily inbox clutter.

Newsletter sign-up

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