Collective Impact Sponsors
ZeroNow has grown to include unique mix of nonprofit, and for-profit sponsors, who share a common stake in making schools safer for good.
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ZeroNow unites stakeholders from across education, technology, and public safety to make a collective impact on school security.

Together, we will make schools safer for good.
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Path to Safer Schools

A guide to make schools safer for good.

These holistic seven steps are designed to make zero school violence a reality. Each step offers key insights, curated resources, as well as access to our expert partners in the growing ZeroNow Community.

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No one is as effective as all of us.

Join the movement to share new ideas, drive innovation, and secure resources to fund school safety like never before. Together, we'll provide schools with the most effective means for preventing harm, with our Path to Safer Schools.

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The ZeroNow Story

ZeroNow was born from a powerful vision rooted in the aftermath of the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre, a tragedy that deeply impacted Joe Samaha and inspired his commitment to making schools safer. Joe recognized that true, lasting safety in schools would only be possible if all stakeholders—educators, law enforcement, technology providers, designers, and policymakers—came together in collaboration.

Driven by this mission, Joe partnered with school safety technology pioneer Ara Bagdasarian, and award-winning designer Jeff McWeeney who shared his passion and helped turn this vision into reality. Together, they founded ZeroNow, a community dedicated to uniting school safety professionals and innovators to prevent harm and ensure safe learning environments for all.

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We operate under a Collective Impact Model with one common goal.

We bring together stakeholders to solve the school safety epidemic once and for all.

We all have a stake in keeping students safe

"We need to know they're safe. That's our #1 priority. So help us get there."

— Tori Spelling, Mother