Empowering communities to face our tech-driven future with confidence and care.
A movement for the 21st century.
In today's tech-obsessed world, information is everywhere. But few of us--young or old--are equipped to face this new landscape from a place of confidence, agency and empowerment.
Millions of Americans lack the numerical literacy needed to parse our data-driven economy. Young people face an unprecedented mental health crisis, struggling to find offline communities that can temper anxiety and burnout. And our schools remain rooted in early 20th-century practices, leaving our students inadequately prepared to navigate an algorithm-built, AI-obsessed world.
Our approach.
We gather communities that are ready for change. Through powerful, character-driven storytelling on film, we shine a light on the critical challenges we face…and then mobilize audiences to seek grassroots and national solutions.
Our work centers:
Education and the future of learning
Youth well-being and mental health
Artificial intelligence and the future of work
Mathematical literacy and confidence
Healthy democracy and civic participation
Community engagement and collective action
Our initiatives include:
Counted Out
A feature documentary and multi-year impact campaign showcasing how in the 21st century, fueled by technology, data, and algorithms, math determines who has the power to shape our world. Launched in 2024, the film and impact efforts have already reached more than 1,500 communities, empowering educators, advocates and everyday people to reclaim their agency, decision-making power and curiosity in a data-driven world.
Count Me In
Count Me In is our flagship community engagement initiative: a free, 30-day invitation to adults across the world to reconnect with data, numbers, algorithms and numerical sense-making as a means to reaching a deeper understanding of the world around us, including deeper civic participation and better decision-making in our public and private lives.
State of the Kids
A national, live conversation taking place on March 22, 2022, in which thousands of parents, students, educators, health care professionals, community leaders, and concerned citizens across the country came together to address the mental health emergency among our youth. This event was a galvanizing moment in which we collectively envisioned new paths forward for healthy schools, healthy childhood, and a healthy society.
Beyond Measure
A feature documentary and multi-year impact campaign that showcases the grassroots revolution brewing in public schools across the country. From rural Kentucky to New York City, schools are breaking away from an outmoded, test-driven education and are shaping a new vision for our classrooms. These are schools that see critical thinking, communication, exploration, experimentation, collaboration, and creativity as the key to good education. And they are dramatically improving outcomes for children of all backgrounds.
Race to Nowhere
A feature documentary and international impact campaign that calls us to challenge current thinking about how we prepare our children for success. Named by TakePart.com as one of “10 Education Documentaries You Don’t Want to Miss,” Race to Nowhere brings communities together to spark dialogue and galvanize change about an educational culture in which students are pushed to the brink by over-scheduling, over-testing and the relentless pressure to achieve. Shown nationwide and internationally in more than 8,000 (and growing!) schools, universities, cinemas, hospitals, corporations and community centers, Race to Nowhere has become the centerpiece of a nationwide, grassroots movement to reclaim healthy childhood and our schools.
Support us.
We do this work because we believe that the ability to confidently understand the complex world we live in isn't a gift — it's a right.
Our ongoing commitment is to bring that message to the audiences who need it most: students, educators, policymakers, parents, and engaged citizens across the country.
If our work excites you, we hope you'll consider making a tax-deductible gift . Every contribution helps us reach new communities, build new partnerships, and keep the conversations going.
About Vicki
Vicki Abeles is an award-winning filmmaker, author, attorney, and social impact strategist. For more than fifteen years she has convened educators, parents, students, researchers, policymakers, philanthropists, and community leaders around education, youth well-being, mathematical literacy, artificial intelligence, civic participation, and systems change. Her films have sparked thousands of community conversations worldwide, while her nonprofit work focuses on helping communities move from awareness to action.
How We Work
We have a three-part strategy for preparing audiences to become more confident, savvy, agentic participants in our democracy.
WATCH
With compelling, emotionally driven films at the center of our strategy, we bring communities together in real time to watch films that explore and question the critical issues facing our society today. Paired with local experts and stakeholders, these community watch events bring globally significant stories directly to communities seeking answers and solutions.
GATHER
Leveraging the power of the collective viewing experience, we provide local leaders and organizers with the tools they need to foster nuanced, empowering discussions in their own communities and in their own homes.
ACT
We provide communities with research-backed organizing, action and educational materials that empower them to make real, incremental change in their local schools, workplaces and families...starting today.
Count Me In is End the Race's flagship community engagement initiative. It provides practical resources, guided conversations, and collaborative experiences that help communities learn together, build confidence, and take meaningful collective action.
Contact
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