Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Heather Bridges “Am I coming home with you? Do you have a safe place for me?” These words, spoken by a victim of human trafficking, are seared into Rodney Hammer’s memory. “What about my children? What about a job? How am I...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Becky Gundrum In the early spring of March 2019, Urban Peak Colorado Springs (UPCS) was faced with an organizational changing decision. A decision that no matter the outcome, would fundamentally and permanently change the...
Manuel Oliver lost his son Joaquin on the deadly February 14th, 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. The next day he quit his job and formed CHANGE THE REF along with his wife Patricia to advocate for change in gun legislation. In Manuel’s...
This article originally ran in November 2017. Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karen Kincaid Dunn “With Club Nova as a part of my life, I have not needed hospitalization for 12 years. I no longer feel caught in a raging storm of being cast out or apart...
By Sandy Cyr In mental health, and medicine in general, dissemination of good information is an ongoing challenge. Technology gives us vehicles to easily share information, but the problem lies in making sure that people are receiving valid information. This is an...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Andrew Herrera For the likely small percentage of people who could pick out San Marcos, Guatemala on a map, they probably know more about the romantic parts of the department. It’s home to the country’s highest volcano and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, Chief Impact Officer for DentaQuest If you’re reading this, there is a good chance you have dental insurance, you brush your teeth, force yourself to floss and see the dentist on a (somewhat)...
As the Philanthropy Journal begins a new cycle on our editorial calendar, we will periodically republish articles from our archive. Please enjoy this piece on Missouri Health Connection from October 2017. By Sandy Cyr Cutting-edge technology and the...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristen Maurer Nothing worthwhile comes without hard work and sacrifice, at least that’s how we see it in our day to day operations at Mission K9 Rescue. Taking a retrospective look as we near six years of service to...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Carol J. Walker Photographs are one of the most powerful tools there are to communicate a message and to illuminate a situation. They provide a window into another world that can draw people in, and can elicit an emotional...
