Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Makes Perfect (PMP) is a Benefit Corporation that partners K-12 schools to operate high-impact programs before, during, and after school hours. PMP was founded in 2010 at Cornell University by a first-generation college student to pay forward the blessings he received in route to attaining his college degree. Since 2010, PMP has served over 10,000 low-income children, created over 1,000 seasonal jobs, and trained over 500 aspiring educators. PMP has been recognized by former president Bill Clinton, Echoing Green, TED, Beespace, The Global Good Fund, Forbes 30 Under 30, Points of Light Civic Accelerator, The Global Social Benefit Institute Accelerator, The Clinton Global Initiative, The Gratitude Award Network, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, and Hearts on Fire. Additionally, PMP?s work has been featured in The New York Times, USA Today, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, NPR, Forbes, ABC 7, NY1, Entrepreneur, and dozens of other media. In 2017, PMP was honored as Best for The World by B Lab for its impact on its customers and its governance practices. To learn more about PMP?s mission, watch Founder & CEO Karim Abouelnaga?s TED talk on a Summer School Kids Want to Attend. At PMP, we?re working towards leveling the playing field for low-income children by making learning fun and cool. We?re at a new juncture in our growth where we are building our team to scale our services to reach even more kids across New York City and beyond. You?ll have an opportunity to work with a small, committed team that is passionate about leveling the playing field for some of our nation?s most deserving youth. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of creating long-lasting, sustainable change across our K-12 school system. Mission:?We partner with k-12 low-income schools to help students reach proficiency by operating high impact programs before, during and outside of school hours.