Education
The Gift of Scholarship Can Leave a Lasting Impact
The giving the gift of scholarship can be transformative. UMB Bank's Chris Calmer talks about how it is a different way of giving back and can leave a legacy for years to come.
Aspiring to Be Our Better Selves
Once you know what your intention is, you can chart your course. By understanding who and how they are as an organization, Omega is charting a clear course for their next 40 years.
The Symbiotic Donor Relationship
Long-term relationships with donors cannot be a one-way street. Each party must feel like they are benefiting if it is to be successful. For over 50 years, Husson University and Bangor Savings Bank have been assisting in each other’s growth and the economic growth of their community.
Performance Culture is Profitable for Nonprofits
There’s not much romance in a profit-and-loss statement, but there is deep satisfaction when a nonprofit’s worthy mission is spelled out in clear and measurable metrics.
Providing Financial Literacy Education
Common Wealth Charlotte believes that establishing pathways to financial stability and empowerment is critical to our community’s efforts to address its economic mobility challenges.
An Integrated Approach to Social Change
The Omega Institute was born out of the belief that if you if you work on yourself, if you become a kinder, more compassionate person, the world will become a better place. Now in its 40th year, almost 1 million people have participated in Omega’s workshops, conferences and retreats that are designed to inspire personal and social change.
LEADing the Way for a New Model of Sustainability
By becoming leaner in its operations, more selective and engaged in its recruiting practices, more strategic in fundraising and development strategies, and more intentional in research and development, Shaw University’s renaissance has been nothing less than transformational.
Using New Media to Educate on Traditional Practices
BimBam, sometimes referred to as the "Schoolhouse Rock for Jews," has embraced new media to reach its target audience. Learn about how the organization finds inventive ways to educate on traditional Judaic practices.
Showing Up: A Community Who Cares
While Read and Feed provides meals and tutoring to Kindergarten and elementary school children, it is so much more than a literacy program.
Digital Storytelling: Elevating Youth as Agents of Change
Through the use of local technology and media arts, Footage Foundation supports young people so that their experiences are communicated, their voices are amplified, and their solutions are acted upon to inspire sustainable transformation.