Mobilizing Community
and Empowering Leaders
Utilizing Data and Technology to Get it Done
The Contingent
We are all living in the data and technology revolution. Some fear it will unravel the tapestry of community life. The Contingent, a venture nonprofit, provides a counter-argument. The most complex social issues will be solved by harnessing the power of technology as tools to mobilize community members to care for their neighbors. We partner with government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses to mobilize volunteers, foster parents, and talented leaders at scale.
A group of people trained for action.
Lasting change comes when community rises and works together. The Contingent is the spark, inspiring and training neighbors to help neighbors. At a time when the status quo is a divided society, The Contingent becomes an enduring and essential group of people standing in the gap and creating new leaders to confront the challenges ahead.
What world can we build, what problems can we solve, when we work together?
Initiatives
We see needs and we fill them. The Contingent serves children and families impacted by foster care and empowers diverse talent to excel as young professionals. We succeed in this through our initiatives: Every Child, Survival is Not Enough (SINE), Emerging Leaders, and Ready to Rise, and our Act Six scholarship.
The Work We Do
Mobilize Community to Care for Kids + Families
We partner with child welfare agencies across the United States to recruit and retain individuals and families to volunteer and serve as foster parents.
Connect to Job Opportunities
We match underrepresented talent with companies who are committed to ensuring a future where those in leadership in a community reflect the people who live there. We use data and technology to match talent with opportunity.
Innovate
We utilize proven human-centered design methods to improve community outcomes and innovate using data and technology. By partnering with government, nonprofits, and private sector leaders to we create scalable initiatives that work.