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Edunitiative is a non-profit organization headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that enlists volunteers to provide free quality online tutoring and other academic services to students and fellow peers. At the start of 2021, Edunitiative was founded with cooperation from Hack+, an organization that equips student-led ventures with millions of dollars and their partnerships with leading industries such as Google and Ivy League schools.

Tutoring
Edunitiative offers instruction using Zoom and other types of video call software. Subjects offered range from STEM to the Arts. Regular lessons are 1:1 and lengths and recurrence are up to students and their tutors. The organization also offers on demand tutoring where students may obtain immediate or scheduled on-time lessons upon request. The service is completely free, and it is funded by Hack+ and community donations. Tutors apply via an online form on the organization's website and are authorized to enter the community and begin sessions following a comprehensive admissions procedure and background check. They receive training regularly from the Education Officers who mandate education quality, and are provided with many resources for teaching their students.

Study Buddies
Students can register to have a study buddy or study group to regularly work simultaneously on a video call. This method boosts productivity significantly and many of its high school student participants have reported to have had greater motivation and accountability once using this service. Edunitiative provides a Discord Server which study buddies can use for their meetings.

Hotline
Edunitative also has a Hotline for any academic-related questions and concerns. Students can email them at hotline@edunitiative.org for academic assistance, extracurricular advice, and college counseling. The service is mandated by tutors and other staff members and each response is reviewed for quality.

Opportunity Directory
Edunitiative plans to launch its opportunity directory in the near future, which will be a place where students can discover online opportunities and share ones they already know.

Edunitiative Educator Competition
Edunitiative receives all of its funding from sponsors. Every year, once their $500 donation goal is fulfilled, Edunitiative hosts their annual Edunitiative Educator Competition for prospective youth educators. Students can compete to demonstrate their teaching skills to adjudicators by partaking in a series of public online tutoring sessions with actual tutees. The winner receives the Edunitiative Educator Award and all participants receive community service.