About Us

What's Goodpush?

The Goodpush Alliance is a knowledge-sharing network and incubator for the global social skateboarding community, created by the award-winning non-profit Skateistan. 
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Globally, there are now more than 1000 skateboarding-for-youth-development projects working in 115+ countries. The Goodpush Alliance provides a platform for these projects to connect and collaborate
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We believe that

skateboarding can drive social change

Goodpush offers free training and support to grassroots and established skateboarding projects via online resources, workshops, one-on-one advice, research, joint advocacy, and grants – so that we can make a bigger impact together.

Registering will get you access to our quarterly newsletter featuring webinars, resources, and funding opportunities. We’ll also send you details on how you can access our free e-courses, be a part of our Whatsapp community, and get added to the map of social skate projects!

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Our Focus Areas

Safe skate spaces and child protection
Making skateboarding more inclusive (ie. girls, children with disabilities, refugees)
Integrating skateboarding with educational outcomes
Building a network of support among social skateboarding projects

What We Do?

In-person conferences and thematic webinars bringing together social skate experts and practitioners.
Training and Events
Open-source e-courses and learning Library for social skateboarding practitioners.
Resource Creation
Leadership program and seed grants for women and non-binary-led social skateboarding projects.
ROLL Models
Coordination of the Commitment to Anti-Racism in Skateboarding and the PAR Fund.
Pushing Against Racism
Supporting the growth of skateboarding programs for displaced communities.
Open Boarders Network
Facilitating the creation of a shared Theory of Change with 50+ social skateboarding organizations, and shared data collection through the Annual Survey of Social Skateboarding Worldwide.
Collective Impact Research

Goodpush support since 2018

460+

Social skateboarding projects in 80+ countries supported through mentorship, workshops, webinars, and funding

$348,000

USD in seed grants awarded

425+

Goodpush activities, such as webinars, events, support calls

129,000

Resource views and downloads and 1825 individuals registered on Goodpush.org

Our Resources

Toolkit

The Goodpush toolkit features learning tools and templates to give you a head start on running safe, high quality skateboarding and creative education programs for children and youth. Whether you're looking to build your programming, make your activities more inclusive, or up-skill your team, this toolkit is for you!

E-courses

Goodpush e-courses are for any organization or practitioner looking to build their skills, strengthen best practices and conduct staff or volunteer training. They are specifically designed for people working within social skateboarding initiatives, in order to provide safer, more inclusive programs that prioritize staff and participant wellbeing.

Library

We believe in open-source learning, and have created a free library with 100s of lesson plans, guides, templates, research publications, and videos – all curated to be useful for projects using skateboarding for social change 

Community

Connect with like-minded social skate projects leaders, coaches, staff and volunteers around the world! Our Goodpush Whatsapp Community is a place to ask questions, get advice, share your know-how, and find out about events, funding and job opportunities.

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