 about us about us goodpushadmin mon 1142019 1548 what s goodpush  the goodpush alliance is an initiative by skateistan  to support and share knowledge among social skateboarding projects worldwide so that we can make a bigger impact together globally there are now more than 600 skateboardingforyouthdevelopment projects working in 100 countries the goodpush alliance provides a platform for these projects to connect and collaborate inspired by the opensource model goodpush offers training and advice on best practice to grassroots skateboarding projects via events workshops support calls online resources and awards by registering as a goodpush member you can also access our free  ecourses  post to the community forum  and get added to the  map of social skate projects  key areas that we re focusing on are  child protection and creating safe spaces making skateboarding more inclusive ie girls children with disabilities refugees integrating skateboarding with educational outcomes building a network of support among social skateboarding projects skateboarding ngos and charities are continuously innovating to have a bigger impact in their communities and by working together we can strengthen each other s work increase the data showing our impact and build support for all projects using skateboarding as a tool for social change since the goodpush alliance launched in early 2018 we have directly supported 250 social skateboarding projects in 50 countries through tailored consulting workshops webinars support calls and funding  goodpush initiatives include  roll models  leadership program and seed grants for womenled social skateboarding projects in europe pushing against racism  coordination of the commitment to antiracism in skateboarding and the par fund research  such as the annual survey of social skateboarding worldwide and survey on accessibility for skateparks goodpush summits  inperson and online conferences bringing together social skate experts and practitioners about our resources the goodpush toolkit offers free guidelines and templates to give communitybased projects a headstart on running safe highquality skateboarding and creative education for children and youth it features videos guidelines and opensource tools on nine topics we also have a library full of curriculum videos templates and other resources and an elearning platform that goes deeper into key topics the goodpush resources are aimed at anyone involved in running a skateboarding for youth development project this includes resources for those who are just getting started as well as for more established nonprofit organizations looking to build up their skills and organizational capacity about skateistan skateistan is an awardwinning nonprofit organization which empowers children through skateboarding and education by combining skateboarding with creative artsbased education skateistan gives children the opportunity to become leaders for a better world skateistan launched the goodpush alliance in 2018 in order to support other social skateboarding projects to develop and thrive  to find out about upcoming news and opportunities  sign up for the goodpush newsletter  if you d like more info on the goodpush alliance or would like to request a free support call for your social skate project  get in touch     