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Founded in 1979 by its president, Morton C. Blackwell, LI provides training in campaigns, fundraising, grassroots organizing, youth politics, and communications. The Institute teaches conservatives of all ages how to succeed in politics, government, and the media. The Institute offers 47 types of training schools, workshops, and seminars; a free employment placement service; and a national field program that trains conservative students to organize campus groups. Since 1979, LI has trained more than 230,000 conservative activists, leaders, and students. The Institute's unique college campus network has grown to more than 1,700 conservative campus groups and newspapers.

Active Minds is the largest nonprofit in the United States mobilizing youth and young adults to transform mental health norms across society. For more than 20 years, we have equipped the next generation of peer mental health advocates through a variety of programs, including the Active Minds Chapter Network, A.S.K., and Send Silence Packing. Our advocacy, initiatives, and campaigns foster lasting change in how youth view and discuss mental health, encouraging them to use their voices to influence broader conversations and inform mental health supports within their communities. Together, we are building a diverse movement of champions committed to improving mental health for all.

Founded in 1914, ACUI is a nonprofit educational organization that brings together college union and student activities professionals from hundreds of schools in seven countries. Its members work on urban and rural campuses, in two-year and four-year institutions and at large and small schools. They are students and administrators whose mission is to build campus community. ACUI enriches them all through education, advocacy, and the delivery of services. ACUI is a knowledge-based organization with a core purpose of advancing campus community builders. Essential to this work are the Association’s core values—a small set of timeless, guiding principles that hold great meaning for members, staff, and key stakeholders: caring community, diversity, innovation, integrity, joy, learning, and unconditional human worth. About Bloomington As the well-known home of Indiana University, Bloomington offers urban amenities nestled in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana. This city features an active arts scene, diverse culinary attractions, and abundant outdoor recreation experiences. The B-town community is consistently recognized for its uncommon blend of international culture and education with Midwestern hospitality and healthy lifestyles. Residents appreciate what this quintessential college town can offer, from Big Ten sports to the Lotus World Music and Arts Festival, from open-air markets to two of the country’s only Tibetan restaurants, from three wineries and eight craft breweries to its 30 miles of biking trails.