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The Urban Institute is a research-to-impact institution founded on one simple idea: To improve lives and strengthen communities, we need practices and policies that work. From advancing well-being to fostering shared prosperity, leaders across sectors are working every day to create brighter futures for all people and communities. For more than 50 years, Urban has delivered evidence and solutions that drive meaningful change, and this remains our charge today.

LISC is one of the country’s largest community development organizations, helping forge vibrant, resilient communities across America. LISC works with residents and partners to close gaps in health, wealth, and opportunity so that people and places can thrive.

World Studios (previously Design for America) is Northwestern's student-run, human-centered design network. Re-founded in 2026, our mission is to build a nationwide community of impact through education, practice, and design innovation. We're a collection of thinkers, makers, tinkerers, and doers from a wide range of disciplines, working across 30+ university studios nationwide, united by a shared belief that design can create meaningful social change.