Foodlink fills its community with more than food. Foodlink is proud to call itself one of the oldest food banks in the country, but it’s the organization’s forward thinking that sets it apart from similar nonprofits. “Rather than just handing out food, which we do as...
Sahar Jamal, founder and CEO of Maziwa and McGowan Fellow Class of 2019, recently followed up with the Fund after her moving speech at the 2023 McGowan Symposium on Business Leadership & Ethics. She discussed how listening to her community’s needs helped create a...
The Delores Project uses its big heart to make big goals a reality. Emily Wheeland, CEO of The Delores Project, has been with the Denver-based organization for almost 10 years now. She began her work with them in 2015 as an overnight shelter assistant and her...
For almost 60 years, and with millions of pounds of food, the Commission on Economic Opportunity has been addressing community poverty in Northeast Pennsylvania. The Commission on Economic Opportunity’s motto is People Helping People. The saying is found again and...
Will you tell me a little about how you joined the McGowan team and RISE? In October of 2021, I helped with the public launch of NEPA RISE. Throughout that time, I was still on the marketing side, really trying to grow the awareness of this wonderful program because...
Juan Peña, cofounder and chief innovation officer at CrossPurpose, discusses the connection, community, and care that drives his organization’s work. Will you tell us a little of your story? I’m an immigrant from Colombia. For my dad, when he was 11 years old in...
