Jun 21, 2019Kalil Family Foundation Supports New StoryThe New Story community is filled with gratitude as we announce the Kalil Family Foundation as our newest supporters. — Former NFL star center, Ryan Kalil, is passionate about empowering low-income families in Latin America and applying technology for maximum impact. New Story is a four-year-old housing nonprofit pioneering solutions to end global homelessness. What do this young charity and former NFL center have in common? …2 min read2 min read
Published in New Story·Apr 11, 2018Developing World CommunitiesHow Keith Krach is accelerating our quest to transform slums into human-centered communities New Story is proud to announce Keith Krach as the New Story Advisory Board Chairman. As Chairman and CEO of DocuSign, Krach built a world-class advisory board comprising over 250 top global executives, government officials and social…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in New Story·Jul 6, 2017Q2 RundownAnother quarter, another update to bring you inside of what’s been happening inside our walls . Can we start by saying, “THANK YOU!”? If you’re reading this, you’re clearly invested in New Story. We’re honored to be on this journey with you. Have thoughts, feedback, or questions? We love ‘em…Startup Lessons4 min readStartup Lessons4 min read
Published in New Story·Apr 5, 2017Q1 RundownAt New Story, we believe creating change should be an open source pursuit. Those words may sound a little fancy/nerdy, but to us it just means we want to share what we’re doing (even the things that don’t work out as planned!) and learn and grow with each other. As…Nonprofit4 min readNonprofit4 min read
Published in New Story·Dec 27, 20162016 Annual LetterLearn what happened in New Story’s second year of operations. The impact, strategy, and the key areas to improve. Addressed to New Story’s Builders, Advisors and close friends of the organization. Written by Brett Hagler, CEO, on Dec 27, 2016. New Story family, 2016 was a dream come true to…Nonprofit5 min readNonprofit5 min read
Apr 7, 2016Connecting The Big Vision With The Quarterly PlanConnecting The Big Vision With The Quarterly Plan “A vision without a plan is just a dream. A plan without a vision is just drudgery. But a vision with a plan can change the world.” — Old Proverb Originally published on Brett Hagler’s LinkedIn. This past weekend the New Story…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in New Story·Mar 11, 2016The Mindset That Got New Story Into Y CombinatorBrett Hagler shares our story of getting into Y Combinator when the odds were against us. Originally posted on LinkedIn. The YC Summer 2016 application is due on March 24th, so here's the mindset we had 11 months ago when we applied to YC's Summer 2015 batch. There was about…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Dec 11, 2015Our 1 Year ReviewWhat happened and how it happened… One year ago, Matthew, Alexandria, Mike and I built a solution to a problem that we wanted to change. How did it start? The goal at the time was not to build a world-class charity. We just wanted to give a few families new…4 min read4 min read
Nov 23, 2015Finished! The Tent Slum Is DepletedThere’s Officially a New Story in Leveque, Haiti — For almost 6 years, families in Leveque were living in a life-threatening tent slum. Kids grew up here, born here. No safety, sustained health, education and no opportunity. But the people of the tent slum, somehow, hung on to a string of hope. …Nonprofit4 min readNonprofit4 min read
Nov 22, 2015Giving Thanks in One WordWe, the team at New Story, have so much to be thankful for this year. And we could get into the long, long list of things we’re grateful for, but all can be summed up in one word: you. Without your donations and help in sharing the message of New…Nonprofit1 min readNonprofit1 min read
