diff --git a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/certificates/_about-edx.html b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/certificates/_about-edx.html
index 73bc32c70f..46cf3c7483 100644
--- a/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/certificates/_about-edx.html
+++ b/themes/edx.org/lms/templates/certificates/_about-edx.html
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%page expression_filter="h"/>
-<%! 
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ 
+<%!
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
 %>
 <div class="accomplishment-metadata-bit accomplishment-metadata-aboutedx">
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from openedx.core.djangolib.markup import HTML, Text
     <h3 class="accomplishment-metadata-title">${_("About edX")}</h3>
     <p class="accomplishment-metadata-copy">
         ## Translators: This string will not be used in Open edX installations.
-        ${Text(_("{link_start}edX{link_end} offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world's best universities, including MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, University of Texas, and many others. edX is a non-profit online initiative created by founding partners Harvard and MIT.")).format(
+        ${Text(_("{link_start}edX{link_end} offers interactive online classes and MOOCs from the world's best universities, including MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, University of Texas, and many others. edX is a mission driven initiative created by founding partners Harvard and MIT.")).format(
             link_start=HTML('<a href="http://www.edx.org">'),
             link_end=HTML('</a>'),
         )}