Frequently asked questions.

Neither only. A path to learning and independence for girls and women worldwide is our founding mission. The Women Buddy Programme runs today, and Together for Her Success is our launching global initiative.

Today: Women Buddy Programme matches women in Norway for peer-led integration support. Launching: Together for Her Success, our global initiative for girls and women. Together for Latin America is in pilot.

Yes for the Women Buddy Programme if you are in Norway. For Together for Her Success, tell us through the contact form and we will let you know when the global initiative opens.

Partners and sponsors: start at /partners/. Mentors and volunteers: /volunteer/. Donors can designate gifts for girls' education at /donate/.

Our founding mission is on the mission page; programme detail lives at /programmes/education/.

As little as one hour per month. You control your calendar completely.

No. You need professional experience (for mentoring) or language fluency (for TEEI Language). We want real practitioners, not trained instructors.

Cancel through the platform with as much notice as possible. Learners understand; just don't ghost them.

It happens occasionally. Mark the no-show in the system, and the time is yours again.

Be honest. Say "I don't know, but here's what I'd suggest..." One real conversation is more valuable than pretending to have all the answers.

We're a registered nonprofit in Norway (928 776 719) and the US (501(c)(3), EIN 33-2331817). Sessions run on TEEI's own platform, built and operated by our team.

Volunteer-led delivery. Programmes are run by volunteers, not paid employees. Donations support education, mentorship, and language programmes directly.

For US donors, yes; we're a 501(c)(3). EIN: 33-2331817. For other countries, check with your tax advisor.

We're registered in Norway (NGO 928 776 719) and the US (501(c)(3), EIN 33-2331817). We publish verified impact numbers and work with established partners including itslearning and Oxford University Press.

Yes. We send impact updates to donors and publish programme statistics publicly.

Yes. Designate your gift for TEEI Language, TEEI Mentorship, upskilling, or girls' education when you donate.

Many employers match charitable giving. TEEI is on Benevity, YourCause, CyberGrants, and Alaya: search for "The Educational Equality Institute" or EIN 33-2331817. Your HR or workplace-giving lead can confirm coverage.

Nothing for the standard partnership. Programmes, volunteer onboarding, matching, safeguarding, and reporting through CSR Cockpit are all included at no cost. Companies that want to sponsor a cohort or expand programmes into a new region do so voluntarily; competitor reporting infrastructure typically runs $40K to $150K per year.

There isn't one. Some companies start with five employees volunteering an hour a month; others sponsor full programme cohorts. We design the shape with you in the first call.

Most corporate volunteering programmes launch in 2 to 4 weeks from the first call. We handle volunteer onboarding, matching, and safeguarding briefings; your side mainly needs an internal comms slot and a sign-up link.

TEEI Mentorship (career mentoring, 400+ professional mentors), TEEI Language (1-to-1 conversation practice in 11 languages), Skills Academy (industry mentorship and webinars), and Digital First Steps (8-week digital literacy cohorts in the US). Each runs as 45 to 60 minute sessions; employees pick the format that fits their week.

Hours volunteered, sessions completed, participant matches, country and SDG breakdowns, and learner outcomes where captured. Companies that need CSRD or GRI evidence get a mapped view through CSR Cockpit covering ESRS S1-1, S1-12, S3-1, S3-3, and GRI 413-2. Exports in JSON or CSV; shareable links for auditors. See CSR Cockpit.

Yes on all four. Search for "The Educational Equality Institute" or EIN 33-2331817. If we are not visible on your portal, write to us and we will register.

CSR Cockpit supports WorkOS-based SSO (SAML and OIDC) and SCIM 2.0 provisioning where configured. HRIS connection runs through Merge.dev. Slack and Microsoft Teams notifications are supported. Setup is part of partner onboarding.

Volunteer onboarding includes safeguarding briefings and a code of conduct; learners and volunteers are matched through the programme platform, not direct contact exchange. We operate to GDPR standards, with a DPA available on request during partner onboarding. Norway registration 928 776 719 and US 501(c)(3) EIN 33-2331817.

A typical volunteer commits one hour a month and can scale up if they want. Sessions are 45 to 60 minutes, scheduled in the employee's own calendar across time zones. Skills-based mentoring uses real expertise, so it counts as professional development for participants too.

Send your CSR focus and rough headcount through the contact form, or book a call from our partnerships page. First call is usually 30 minutes; partnership shape agreed in the second.

CSR Cockpit is TEEI's corporate-partnership dashboard. It tracks your employees' volunteering across all TEEI programmes, calculates SROI, and produces CSRD and ESRS-ready exports from the underlying session data.

Nothing. CSR Cockpit is free for every corporate partner: no tiers, no per-seat fees, no add-ons. It is included in any TEEI corporate partnership at no charge.

CSRD and ESRS social-disclosure exports, SROI calculations with methodology notes, and an Evidence Explorer that links each figure back to the underlying volunteering sessions. Frameworks and templates are listed on the CSR Cockpit page.

Yes. Every figure in a report traces back to a specific volunteering session in the Evidence Explorer, with timestamp, programme, and participant role. Methodology notes for SROI and impact calculations are published alongside the exports.

Yes. SAML and OIDC sign-on through WorkOS, and HRIS sync through Merge.dev. Employee-to-company matching also works automatically through email domain if you would rather not connect a system on day one.

Yes. The full dashboard runs in read-only demo mode at cockpit.theeducationalequalityinstitute.org/demo/ with no login. The demo company is fictional; the product surface is the same one partners use in production.

Yes. CSR Cockpit exposes API and reporting endpoints for sync, exports, and integration. Endpoint reference and authentication details are published in the cockpit documentation; ask for developer access through the contact form.

CSR Cockpit is GDPR-compliant. Employee data is scoped to your company, queries are tenant-isolated at the database layer, and write access is rate-limited and CSRF-protected. A DPA is available on request.

Ukrainian learners: TEEI Language for conversation practice or TEEI Mentorship for career mentoring. Women and girls globally: Women Buddy Programme. Corporate partners can deploy any programme via partnerships.

Check spam. If it's been more than 3 business days, write again through the contact form; sometimes things slip through.

Use the contact form. Tell us whether you are reaching out as a volunteer, learner, partner, or donor, and the right person answers you directly. We respond within 1 to 2 business days.

Norway NGO 928 776 719. US 501(c)(3) EIN 33-2331817. Independent transparency review at Candid Platinum 2025. Policies at accessibility, privacy, safeguarding, and terms.