3 Women and a Hashtag: Birth of a Movement
Thanks to Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi, Black Lives Matter became much more than a media slogan; it’s an organizing mantra, a principle, and vision for change that ignited an impressive wave of activism among young people.
She’s addressing the causes of climate change by placing AmeriCorps members with local governments throughout California to work on energy projects.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Brandon Dennison: Hope on the Homefront
While volunteering in college, he got angry seeing people in coal country who werer eager, even desperate, for employment. Then he found a way to relate to them — and put them back to work.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Marisa Renee Lee: ‘Rabble-Rouser’ for Obama
The managing director of My Brother’s Keeper Alliance helped create a free-standing nonprofit based on White House efforts to improve the lives of minority boys and young men.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations
Andrew Youn: Farm Aid With an M.B.A.
His business degree at Northwestern and experience as a management consultant have helped him teach hundreds of thousands of farmers in East Africa to improve their productivity.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Bob Filbin: Counting Texts, Saving Lives
His early research related to extraterrestrial life was fun, but this scientist found more fulfillment analyzing crisis-line data to multiply the efficiency of counselors.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Caroline Whistler: Dividends for Doing Good
The social-impact-bond pioneer played a leading role in establishing two of the seven U.S. pay-for-success projects now in operation.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Dominik Mjartan, Money in the Bank for All
The leader of a community finance nonprofit serving one of the poorest regions in the nation takes extra steps to make sure the people most in need are getting help.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Fagan Harris: Mobilizing the Young for Baltimore
After serving at the White House Council for Community Solutions, he returned to his hometown and helped found an organization that recruits young professionals to improve life in Baltimore.
By Rebecca Koenig
Contributor
Lacie LaRue: ‘Data Nerd’ Splits Donors Into 2,000 Segments
Her love of analytics and unusually complex set of data have helped Oregon State increase the number of annual-fund donors who give $1,000 or more every year since 2011.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Monisha Kapila: a For-Profit to Nonprofit Pipeline
The founder of ProInspire is boosting results through fellowship that brings outstanding workers from companies like Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, and Google into nonprofits.
By Heather Joslyn
Contributor
Jena Lee Nardella: Faith in the Mission
With help from the Christian rock band Jars of Clay, she started “Blood: Water, a nonprofit that has helped build more than 1,000 wells in Africa, and she is now a celebrated author and sought-after speaker.
By Drew Lindsay
Senior Editor, Special Projects
David Lubell: Putting Out the Welcome Mat for Immigrants
The founder of Welcoming America is helping Dayton, Ohio, and other communities see the value in embracing newcomers.
By NICOLE WALLACE
Features Editor
Ryan Friedrichs: Detroit’s Philanthropy Point Man
The Army veteran was appointed chief development officer for the city after demonstrating his leadership at three civic-engagement groups.
By Eden Stiffman
Senior Editor
Trista Harris: Setting a Bigger Table
The president of the Minnesota Council on Foundations is always inviting, encouraging, and equipping grant makers to reposition themselves for impact in the years to come.
By Guest Contributor and Kate Wolford
Jason Franklin: a ‘Community First’ Strategy
The nonprofit-leader-turned-researcher, whose organization helped inspire the Giving Pledge, wants to make community philanthropy more effective by educating donors.
By Alex Daniels
Senior Editor, Foundations