Yesterday, Spencer Chaisanguanthum, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Eloquence Academy, was featured on Channel Kindness.

Founded in 2016, Channel Kindness is a digital platform by Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. It acts as a safe space for youth to share their experiences of overcoming adversity and embodying the values of kindness and resilience while doing good in their communities. Ultimately, Channel Kindness makes acts of kindness cool, validates the emotions of youth, and eliminates the stigma surrounding mental health. Readers are empowered to take action for the causes they believe in.

Channel Kindness

In a self-authored piece, Spencer begins by describing his early years as a debater; in doing so, he demonstrates that the mission of Eloquence Academy is predicated on channeling his frustrations and conversations with peers about the financial inaccessibility of the activity into action. Spencer then describes the day-to-day responsibilities of his role as Chief Executive Officer and several important initiatives, including international school partnerships, the ESL debate program, and the online resource library. Finally, Spencer shares his work as a nonprofit consultant, concluding that “young people can—and should–use their voices, creativity, and fresh ideas to change the world.” He ultimately demonstrates a mantra fundamental to Eloquence Academy’s mission—that YOUth can change the world.

Read today by visiting Channel Kindness and searching for “The Power of Voice: One Changemaker’s Journey to Making Debate More Equitable.”

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Eloquence Academy, Inc. is the world’s largest youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing equitable academic debate opportunities for rural and historically underserved students. The Academy has offered live debate programs for 3,600 students, partnerships with 122 schools and nonprofit organizations, and online debate resources for 16,084 students. It has prepared students across all 50 states and 102 countries for college readiness, career engagement, and community impact. Follow on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.