MacArthur Foundation·19 hours agoMeet the 2022 Recipient of the MacArthur Creative Placemaking AwardCongratulations to Borderless Studio, this year’s recipient of the MacArthur Creative Placemaking Award! Check out this video to learn more about how they repurposed and transformed a closed school building on Chicago’s South Side into a business and technology incubation center.Chicago1 min read
Soccer in the Streets·22 hours agoA Storyteller is also a Story-Maker…For the last week or so people have been asking me, “how is story a part of your life”? Or “what makes you a storyteller”? And though I typically avoid opportunities to intentionally namecheck my own abilities and strengths (see “Midwestern Modesty”), if I am honest, I am a natural…Storytelling4 min read
Michaelryan Jones·17 hours ago3 Reasons a Sober Living House is Right for You.A lively social life, regular drug testing, support, and the opportunity to stay clean are among the many benefits of living in a sober living house. As a person living in such a setting, you will be surrounded by other people going through the same struggle, which can be a…Sobriety2 min read
Lalitha Sampathi·1 day agoHelp To Feed The Homeless Kids And Needy, Save The Lives.Hi friends, My name is #Lalitha, I’m chief organizer at The “food donation program” of #SampathiFoundationNGO, me and our volunteer team are providing #food for #poor and #homeless at the Hyderabad slums of India. Please #help, your #contribution will relief kids from #hunger : https://bit.ly/HelpForPoorKids 🙏Help1 min read
#RealCollege Blog·2 days agoDelivering Emergency Aid During the PandemicBy: Traci Kirtley (she/her), Believe in Students — In February 2020, the novel coronavirus began making its way into the US, creating one of the most dramatic and widespread emergencies of my lifetime. As with every part of our country, higher education was sent into disarray as institutions and systems across the country adapted services and supports nearly…Emergency Aid5 min read
StriveTogether·2 days agoBetter Policies for Youth and Families, Built from Civic InfrastructurePolicy is a powerful lever of change. We know that systems were not designed to support the success of Black, Indigenous, Latine and Asian youth and families or youth and families experiencing poverty. When we change policies, we change systems. When we change systems, we open pathways for communities to…Policy7 min read
Dawn EnnisinINNsights·3 days ago‘LGBTQ people are part of the solution’: How three nonprofit newsroom leaders are making an impact this Pride month and beyondFor “journalist turned lawyer turned journalist” Ashton Lattimore, serving the LGBTQ community is critical to fulfilling her newsroom’s mission. “Our mission is first and foremost to reflect the lived experience of the people most impacted by injustice,” said Lattimore, editor-in-chief at Prism, an independent, nonprofit news outlet led by women…Journalism5 min read
Alan HarrisoninNonprofits | Arts | Politics | Leadership·2 days agoNonprofit Arts and Tickets: Out Of Style, Out of Time, Out of Ideas?Nonprofit arts organizations have depended on the same basic practice for decades, but hubris and ineptitude have made them monuments to fawning stupefaction — This outfit was all the rage in 1977.Arts And Culture5 min read
Lisa N. Alexander·2 days agoNonprofit Storytelling Holds the Collective Stories Needed for ChangeThe baby who needs a bottle to sleep tight. The dad who made desperate decisions. The wife recovering from a lifetime of trauma. The family that needs rescue after yet another Category 5 hurricane swept their home away. The same-sex couple fighting for parental rights. …Nonprofit6 min read
