37. The Birthday Party Project: 12,000 Parties + Counting for Children Facing Homelessness - Paige Chenault

Meet Paige. She loves an over-the-top party, and the thought that some kids may not be able to celebrate their birthday due to homelessness spurred her to gather community ensuring every child feels celebrated on their birthday.

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36. How a Lunchbox Note Changed a Family Forever - Kristi Hayes

Meet Kristi. She's a mama on a mission. What started as a lunchbox note of encouragement blossomed into a journey with others to build loving communities. We're talking about making a space for everyone at the table, and bringing children along on this philanthropy journey.

Kindness Week, Values, StorytellingJulie ConferNovember 5, 2020kindness week, values, storytelling, batch2Comment

35. The Story of Keaton's Kindness Club - Holly Barrón

Meet Holly. She's the mom of a truly incredible kid. Five years ago, Keaton was diagnosed with leukemia, and while he battled this terrible disease, he thought about using his journey as a way to instill random acts of kindness into the world. And when he did, amazing things happened. We're embracing Keaton's goal to infuse more kindness, courage, compassion, and caring into the world in the spirit of fighting for a cure for pediatric cancer.themselves. It's an inspiring story of one group of ordinary citizens who banded together for the greater good.

Kindness Week, Philanthropy, StorytellingJulie ConferNovember 4, 2020kindness week, philanthropy, batch2Comment

34. Running for Social Justice + Racial Equality: The Story of MADabolic Washington DC

Meet Kamille, Eric & Corbin. They're three faces of a powerful Washington D.C. team who united a gym and a community around the change they wanted to see in the world. Hear how they channeled their passion for racial equality into an intense half-marathon training that ultimately raised $45K+ for a variety of DEI nonprofit organizations. Their unified commitment to do more than post hashtags had a far-reaching effect on their communities and themselves. It's an inspiring story of one group of ordinary citizens who banded together for the greater good.

Campaigns, Diversity and Inclusion, Fundraising, Kindness Week, PhilanthropyJulie ConferNovember 3, 2020batch2Comment

33. The Story of Gaining Ground Literacy - Lisa Shotts and Kirby Mackenzie

Meet Shotts & Kirby. They're teachers on a mission - a mission that completely gripped our hearts. If you love books, the Scholastic Book Fair or simply smile when you picture your favorite book as a child, then this episode is for you. They are driving their nonprofit bookmobile into metropolitan book deserts and changing everything about literacy in the process. "We have found a cure for something, and we just need to get it to the people." Books and teachers are really changing the world.