From mission-driven to mission accomplished.

Build your progressive organization right. 

For businesses, nonprofits + political ventures.

“Only take advice from those that have been there, done that to make it in today’s chaotic landscape.”

- Seth Godin

Hi. So glad you found us.

Three years ago we launched HigherU to give impact entrepreneurs our playbook (50 modules of learn-as-you build curriculum) and our time on YOUR initiative.  

What’s different about our program versus all the others?

We work directly on your brand and digital platform from strategy to copywriting to coding.

We’ve now helped hundreds of HigherU members launch their progressive movements, and we couldn’t be more proud.

Is HigherU right for you?

We help fuel impact entrepreneurs, political activists, and nonprofit leaders at any stage.

And we’ve made it incredibly affordable to access us our secret sauce and have our brain on YOUR project.

We focus on just the things that matter (rocket fuel), and we are are committed to your success, and therefore aren’t afraid to push you (tough love).

This is basically a mini-MBA in “impact entrepreneurship” where you graduate with a highly functional business, nonprofit, or political campaign.

MEET JEN + AMANDA

Jen’s a marketer and environmentalist, hell-bent on abolishing factory farms. Amanda’s an engineer and political activist focused on urban economic justice.

How did the country mouse (Jen) and city mouse (Amanda) meet? It started back in 2011 when Amanda cold-called Jen, and Jen mostly hung up on her. Jen was busy selling her eco-media company Ideal Bite to Disney, just as Amanda was hatching DailyWorth. a financial education platform for women. 

Amanda read in Vanity Fair about how Jen had grown Ideal Bite to 900,000 email subscribers and wanted the same for DailyWorth. Jen became Amanda’s business coach and equity-holding advisor, helping her grow to 1,200,000 subscribers and an exit in 2017. 

Since then, Jen’s been building a sustainable agriculture non-profit on her farm in California (AnavoFarm.org) while Amanda’s been leading digital fundraising for political campaigns in Philly.  Both marketing and technology are essential to growth, which is why their collaboration packs so much power.

When we were starting out, we were told our ideas were too small, too passion-driven.

So we developed our own system to build and market our companies in thorough yet cost effective ways. (We both went on to sell our companies to major corporations. Just sayin.’)

How HigherU membership works:

1. Onboarding Assessment

To begin, we give you an onboarding assessment and customize your learn/build plan.

When you attend your first Live Workshop, we advise you on the ideal place to begin.


2. Weekly Email Prompts

We deliver you weekly email prompts to guide you step by step.

You will receive 1 email / week, with one area of focus. (If you wish to work slower or faster, not a problem.)


3. Live Workshops

You can attend a weekly Live Workshop with Jen + Amanda with about 5-10 fellow members. We add workshops as we grow to ensure you always get 1:1 time.

When you submit your work in advance, we give you the hotseat and work directly on your platform – from copywriting to coding – just as consultants would.

This is also the place where our insta-focus groups happen!


4. Member Hub

This is your home base, and it contains a large, well-organized repository of our 50 “learn-as-you build” modules.

Each module has a short video tutorial, a worksheet or template, and a knowledge assessment to ensure you understand and complete each step before moving to the next one.

View the curriculum.

We meet weekly on Wednesdays from 12pm - 1:30pm ET / 9am - 10:30am ET. We will be adding more Live Workshop times as we grow.

Bonus! You also get:

Jen will guide you through 6 simple steps to creating a strong brand identity.

$180 value

Brand Identity
Workshop

Business Modeling
Workshop

Amanda will guide you through 10 simple steps to creating a business model.

$180 value

Customizable email templates – for sales (for-profit) and donations (nonprofit).

$99 value

Email Template
ToolKit

Become a HigherU Member now

Only $250 per month.
Start right away. Cancel anytime.

See what past students said:

Member Testimonials

No matter your stage or your budget, we can bring you HIGHER.

FAQs

  • If you’re just getting started, we will help you validate your idea and go to market. If you’ve already launched, we will help you grow. If you’re already established, we will help you build the digital components that enable you to expand. If you’re still unclear, take a look at the curriculum.

  • Every Wednesday from 12pm to 1pm ET / 9am – 10am PT.

    As we grow, we will add additional times based on polls of current members.

  • It really depends on the stage of your organization and how quickly you want to move, and how much help you want with optimization after you launch. Most stay in the program for at least 3 months, but many remain much longer. Many members are heading into their third year with HigherU.

  • Students report that they spend between 1 – 3 hours per module, and most do just one module a week. You can do more or less, according to your schedule and goals.

  • Jen sold her green startup Ideal Bite to Disney just as Amanda Steinberg was launching DailyWorth, a digital media platform that followed a similar business model. Amanda cold-called Jen to ask her to be her mentor and give her a blueprint for similar success. Jen and Amanda have been collaborating together 10 years across startups, non-profits, and political campaigns. Specifically, that includes digital platforms, email lists, and progressive movements that have touched millions. Jen’s mastery in branding, marketing and PR combined with Amanda’s financial and tech-savvy make us a powerhouse team.

  • Yes! Many programs that sell you “the expert,” but hire coaches to interface with clients. Not here! We host every Live Workshop and often spend time outside of Live Workshop thinking about your projects.

  • HigherU costs $250/per month to join.

    If you don’t like what you see with the first 3 days, you can get a refund. Going forward, you can cancel anytime with zero hassle.

  • The HigherU curriculum includes assignments pertaining to core strategy, writing, copywriting, graphic design, technology development, advertising, and data analytics. At each step, you can choose if you want to do it yourself, ask for Jen or Amanda to help you learn in a Live Workshop, or hire a contractor. If you want to hire a contractor, we will give you one of ours, or show you how to use UpWork to recruit talented people across the globe at affordable rates.

  • Amanda visited Jen in central coast, California, and fell in love with a neighbor’s alpaca. Jen promised Amanda she’d get one for her when they reached 100 students. Jen held up her end of the bargain, and years later is still feeding the alpaca. (Not Jen’s brightest deal.)

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