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FORBES: These days, you may know John Dillon as Founder and CEO of Dillon Wealth Management —but thirty years ago, he was a 22-year-old who took the $2,500 he’d saved from a summer job cleaning pools and started Chrysalis, a non-profit that distributed food and clothing to folks living in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. “It didn’t seem like that big of a deal. I didn’t have student loans and the costs were low,” said Dillon of his early venture. But it became a big deal. That nonprof

Nonprofits and social good enterprises are rich with inspiring, meaningful stories that deserve to be explored deeply and told well. That belief is what led me to become a journalist, carving out a career in a corner of the media that, over the past two decades, has often been treated as more niche than other news beats. We don’t just “write content.” We’re trained to find what’s newsworthy, human, and compelling by using all of our skills, from interviewing to researching. W

For over a decade, We Are Family DC has been a powerhouse of volunteering, advocating and educating when it comes to the lives of senior citizens in the Washington, D.C. area. Each month, the nonprofit’s 1,000 volunteers step up to call hundreds of seniors, assemble and deliver over 600 grocery bags, visit the elderly in their homes, help with cleaning, and send out personalized birthday cards. Many of the volunteers do indeed become like family to the seniors—and vice versa.

For America’s homeless and displaced children, a simple bedtime routine—a new book and a clean pair of pajamas—can symbolize something far greater: safety, dignity, and hope. Child homelessness in New York City is at its highest level since the Great Depression. Nationally, more than 1.6 million children will experience homelessness this year. For many of these children living in shelters and group homes, basic comforts are rare. Pajamas and books—items often taken for grante

Originally Published in The Huffington Post Thanks to one man’s vision and another man’s mission, an environmentally friendly stove is offering hope around the globe in some unexpected ways.It all started when a 65-year-old retired carpenter named Fred Colgan met Damon Ogle, an engineer with a new “green” stove design. “I asked him if he thought it was something we could take to the world and serve poor people with as a nonprofit,” said Colgan. “I guess we were in the right

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Helaina is known for her work on topics like mental health, trauma recovery, and resilience. She became a prominent voice after her experience surviving the 9/11 attacks in New York City. Hovitz was a young teen at the time, and the traumatic event had a significant impact on her life and mental well-being. She writes about how trauma affects individuals and the long-term process of healing, as well as news pertaining to Social Good and Impact Journalism. A lively speaker, He

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“Helaina Hovitz’s engrossing narrative begins in the shadow of the twin towers with her as a backpack-toting twelve-year old and plays out over the next fifteen years in dramatic—and sometimes distressing—detail. This impressive debut is both deeply evocative and intensely personal.”  — The New Yorker Helaina Hovitz was 12-years-old and in middle school three blocks from the World Trade Center on September 11th, 2001. Her memoir encapsulates the journey of a girl growing up w

Storytelling that Amplifies Your Mission How do you get people to care as much about your impact as you do? That depends on what you share—and how you share it. Many clients know they want more visibility, but don’t know how to get it. At The Impact Edit , I help nonprofits and social good organizations and businesses tell the stories that matter: the human stories of the people you help. I translate mission and metrics into connection—so people don’t just understand what you