Recognition
Year Up has been the recipient of awards:
- Philanthropedia Top 17 National Nonprofits (September 2010)
- Corporate Voices for Working Families Nonprofit Partner of the Year Award (2009)
- International Ashoka Fellowship (2008)
- Fast Company and Monitor Group's "Social Capitalist" Award (January 2005, January 2007)
- The Freedom House Archie R. Williams, Jr. Technology Award (May 2005)
- The Commonwealth Corporation's Excellence in Partnership Awards: Dr. Stanley Z. Koplik Commitment to Learning Award (June 2004)
- The Manhattan Institute Social Entrepreneurship Award (Fall 2003)
- In 2008, Year Up was selected as the target non-profit of Doing IT for Good, a corporate philanthropy program created by venture capital firm Landmark Ventures, that holds annual networking events.
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