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Pioneering a New Kind of Human Institution

Alight is built on the way we see people. Understanding that a life is about so much more than simply satisfying basic needs, we’re working on how best to help the people we serve find connection, purpose and joy in the challenging situations they find themselves in today.

We are dedicated to the principles that: abundance is everywhere; humans deserve human worthy service; radical accountability transforms our impact; everyone has the power to make change through democratic co-design; and by scaling deep we can rise to the size of the problem while staying close enough to respond to each individual.

We Will Live Up To Our Promise

When you meet us, we will listen. We will help you bravely do better. And we will celebrate the hope and joy you unleash in the world.

We exist to honor the people we serve. And we will do it the very best we can. Know the promise we are making to the world. And gently remind us of our promise when we need reminding.

Our Values

1. Be Human Centered
2. Bravely Be Better
3. Find Others
4. Spark Joy
5. Choose Optimism
6. Do the Doable
7. Start With Giving

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Alight exists to channel the idealism and goodwill of every person. We are excited to meet amazing people who want to do incredible things.

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We build a meaningful life for and with the displaced. Not simply basic needs, but a life filled with joy, dignity, connection, and purpose.

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We believe in accelerating the vision and good work of others. Alight is a family of organizations that are the very best in the world at what they do.

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It’s In Our Hands

COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in nearly every country in the world. The novel coronavirus has overwhelmed even the world’s best health systems. We wonder: how can such a microscopic virus have such gargantuan might? We remember: our might is stronger still, especially when we act as one.

100M People: COVID-19 Health Messaging Reaches New Heights

Coronavirus cases have been confirmed in nearly every country in the world. But in many places, critical health messaging about the virus simply isn’t reaching where it needs to go. Whether due to lack of access to communications infrastructure, like the internet, TV, or radio, or the prevalence of myths and misinformation, there are still millions of people who are unprepared for COVID-19. And as the virus spreads and gains traction in some of the most vulnerable communities, this poses a threat to those who are already so at risk.

Humanitarians First: Alight Pakistan Responds to COVID-19

For years now, our work in Pakistan has been all about getting kids back in the classroom. So far, we’ve enrolled over 800,000 previously out-of-school kids, creating new opportunities for families to better access and afford education that works for them. But when COVID-19 hit, everything was put on hold.

Facing the Challenge: Our Somali Program Responds to COVID-19

Over the past few years, Alight's Somali Program teams have faced down challenge after challenge. Extreme drought and famine impact displaced people disproportionately. Refugees returning after decades away face new hurdles as they struggle to build livelihood and community back home. Political instability is an ever-present threat. Recently, locusts and flooding threaten to destabilize farmers and communities. But through it all, our teams have been there to help, doing the doable to protect the people we serve.

Stopping the Spread of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia

Thailand is where Alight’s story began 40 years ago. Now, our work in the region has evolved to support the new challenges people are facing – and it’s still evolving as teams mobilize to confront the threat of COVID-19.

Sisters on the Frontlines

Did you know there’s a network of 700,000 Catholic Sisters around the world, many of them on the frontlines of COVID-19? Nuns have a long history of standing alongside some of the most vulnerable communities during times of great need, doing the doable to protect them as fiercely as they can. Now, in this unprecedented moment, we’re helping them protect the people they serve all over the world.

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Find Others

When the American Refugee Committee first set out to become Alight, we knew we needed not just our voices, but the voices of others to help us unleash the kind of abundance we believe exists in the world. We needed our stakeholders, our partners, our supporters. But, most importantly, we needed the voices of the people we’re here for—refugees and displaced people—in order to truly be human-centered and grounded in the lives of those we serve.

8 Ways Alight Is Getting Coronavirus Information to Refugees

When it comes to coronavirus prevention and response, displaced people and those living in refugee camps face a different set of challenges than most. Even in the best of times, access to information—especially when it comes to healthcare—can be difficult to come by.

Coming Together For George

At the core of our Alight values is the belief in the sacredness of each human being. We believe to be human is to be wondrous. And we believe that each of us comes into the world with a gift. And it is in the giving of that gift that we and our communities […]

Choose Optimism

Choose Optimism is one of the seven values that underpins everything Alight does, that informs every choice. In times like these, optimism can feel both difficult to embrace and necessary to hold on to. But like all the values, we firmly believe that optimism is a choice. And if we can follow that choice, a whole world of abundance opens up along the way.

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We believe in an abundant world full of amazing people who want to help.

Alight is all about finding others. It’s about inviting people and organizations in who understand those we serve deeply, and who are doing incredible work around the world. For years we’ve been building a platform where these amazing organizations can come together, leverage each others' strengths, and solve big problems while staying close to the people we serve. Together, we're amplifying the good we do and developing new solutions and approaches for the displaced.

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"The world is more abundant than we think. We unlock this abundance when we allow people to come in and work with us. We exist to be a channel and a vehicle for the idealism and goodwill of everyday people."

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We Build aMeaningfulLife For andWith theDisplaced

We Are On a Journey to Become Alight

2We Build a Meaningful Life For and With the Displaced

To Unleash Abundance

We Start With Giving

We Are Alight

Pioneering a New Kind of Human Institution

We Will Live Up To Our Promise

Our Values

1. Be Human Centered 2. Bravely Be Better 3. Find Others 4. Spark Joy 5. Choose Optimism 6. Do the Doable 7. Start With Giving

Let's Con­nect

(800) 875–7060

Call us M-F 9AM TO 4PMor send us a message

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It’s In Our Hands

100M People: COVID-19 Health Messaging Reaches New Heights

Humanitarians First: Alight Pakistan Responds to COVID-19

Facing the Challenge: Our Somali Program Responds to COVID-19

Stopping the Spread of Coronavirus in Southeast Asia

Sisters on the Frontlines

Keep In touch!

Get regular updates from Alight’s global team directly in your inbox. Privacy Policy

Find Others

8 Ways Alight Is Getting Coronavirus Information to Refugees

Coming Together For George

Choose Optimism

Make a secure online donation today.

We believe in an abundant world full of amazing people who want to help.

— The Alight Platform —

"The world is more abundant than we think. We unlock this abundance when we allow people to come in and work with us. We exist to be a channel and a vehicle for the idealism and goodwill of everyday people."

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We Build a
Meaningful
Life For and
With the
Displaced

We Are On a Journey
to Become Alight

1. Be Human Centered
2. Bravely Be Better
3. Find Others
4. Spark Joy
5. Choose Optimism
6. Do the Doable
7. Start With Giving

Let's Connect

Call us M-F 9AM TO 4PM
or send us a message

Latest
Info

We are proud to be recognized
by America's major charity
watchdog organizations.

Headquarters – 612.872.7060
Fax Line – 612.607.6499

Donations to Alight
are tax-deductible as
allowed by law.

ALIGHT
615 First Avenue NE, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55413