One Stone Inc

One Stone is a student-led and directed nonprofit that makes students better leaders and the world a better place. Our program empowers high school students to learn and practice 21st century skills through experiential service, innovative initiatives and social entrepreneurship.

Our work is rooted in design thinking, a creative problem solving and innovation discovery process developed at Stanford University’s d.school. The design thinking process is now taught at most universities in the country, as well as in the private and social sector, to create human-centered solutions to complex issues. Using design thinking, we can uncover new ideas that allow us to disrupt for good – improving the status quo for lasting change. Through this, students learn and practice critical 21st century skills: empathy, collaboration, communication, leadership and creativity.

One Stone does not charge membership dues or fees, ensuring that our programs are accessible to any high school student who wants to be a better leader and make the world a better place. Your contribution to One Stone helps make this possible!

One Stone disrupts for good through three platforms:

Project Good - One Stone is grounded in student-led and directed experiential service that is data-driven, student selected, and provides an opportunity for a direct connection and benefit to the recipient and the opportunity for a life-changing experience for the One Stone student.

Two Birds - Two Birds, a social enterprise, is a student-led creative services agency that provides real-world experience for students interested in learning about design, marketing and social entrepreneurship; while providing affordable creative services to social entrepreneurs, start-ups and other nonprofits. Students are mentored by professionals in the field, and are engaged in all phases of production and client management.

Solution Lab - An open invitation to students and the community to bring a project/problem/new business idea to the One Stone team for potential partnership. Through the Solution Lab, organizations, foundations, existing businesses and start-ups can engage a team of One Stone students in design thinking a solution, business idea or a revolutionary product.

“There are experiences and opportunities that when taken, don't just change you, but define how you will live. One Stone was one of those experiences, opening my eyes to the world around me and showing me how to change the world.” 

Davis, past One Stone Board member 

The One Stone Manifesto

We believe in taking risks; in failing forward, in coloring outside the lines.

We don’t stick to the status quo.

We are relevant.

We are the do-gooders, the thinkers and the creative.

For us, the glass is always half-full.

We have a voice.

And through commitment, empathy and grit…

We change things.

And while some may find us crazy, they can’t deny our impact.

Because only the ones like us, who dream big enough, are the ones who

DISRUPT for GOOD