{"id":4517,"date":"2020-08-27T14:28:06","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T18:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentenergy.org\/?p=4517"},"modified":"2020-08-27T14:28:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T18:28:30","slug":"student-energy-joins-forces-with-goodwall-to-launch-the-bettertogether-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studentenergy.org\/student-energy-joins-forces-with-goodwall-to-launch-the-bettertogether-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Energy Joins Forces With Goodwall to Launch the BetterTogether Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Energy has partnered with Goodwall, the leading social platform for students and young professionals, to launch the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/bettertogether\/studentenergy\/\"><b>BetterTogether<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running until September 18th, this free online program will help young people overcome many barriers thrown up because of the coronavirus crisis, from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glassdoor.com\/research\/internship-hiring-coronavirus\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cancelled internships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/industries\/public-sector\/our-insights\/safeguarding-europes-livelihoods-mitigating-the-employment-impact-of-covid-19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lost jobs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cThis change, while necessary to help slow the spread of COVID-19, leaves many young people (particularly recent post-secondary graduates) at an unexpected pause in their career and skill-building at a crucial turning point in their professional careers,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/studentenergy.org\/2020\/07\/07\/covid-19-and-building-the-skills-of-the-next-generation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">says Shakti Ramkumar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Student Energy\u2019s Communications Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By taking part in BetterTogether\u2019s series of fun, talent-developing challenges, participants will build important skills, gain experience, and connect with peers around the world, all while competing for the chance to win up to $25K in prizes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>BetterTogether participants will receive:<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chance to participate in any of a series of 10 challenges, each addressing an important issue to help them become <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/studentenergy.org\/about\/theory-of-change\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">change agents<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through empowerment, education, and building skills;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50+ live AMA speaker sessions with role models, co-founders, and other inspirational figures;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A platform to connect with over 1.5 million students and young professionals from 150+ countries;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The opportunity to win up to <\/span><b>$25,000 in prizes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, scholarships, memberships, and other exclusive awards;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to Pearson&#8217;s Workplace Behaviors Learning Programme modules;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And more!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Student Energy\u2019s goal is to work towards a sustainable and equitable energy future by empowering young people all over the world to take action. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/bettertogether\/studentenergy\/\"><b>BetterTogether<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> removes barriers for youth by providing a program that not only helps them build important skills for the post-COVID-19 era, but also inspires, encourages, and supports them along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BetterTogether program is delivered through a strategic partnership with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodwall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Goodwall is the next-generation community for students and professionals to connect on shared interests, showcase themselves and discover learning and earning opportunities. Learn more about Student Energy&#8217;s strategic partnerships <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/studentenergy.org\/about\/partners\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>About Goodwall<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodwall.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodwall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the next-generation community and social development network built specifically to address the needs of Gen Z and younger millennials. Goodwall aims to help students, entrepreneurs, and young professionals by giving them a unique platform to share ideas, highlight achievements, showcase talents, document experience, meet like-minded peers around the world, find jobs, internships, and scholarships, and seek &amp; provide support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Goodwall community is made up of over 1.5 million members from 150+ countries around the world. With 5+ million job and internship opportunities, more than $1 million in scholarships and awards, thousands of volunteer events, and hundreds of online courses, Goodwall is well-prepared to help navigate students and young professionals through this new decade.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Energy has partnered with Goodwall, the leading social platform for students and young professionals, to launch the BetterTogether program. 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