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Anna Taylor
What's your YES?

Each year, about 64 million Americans - one-fourth of the adult population - are invited to volunteer. For many, volunteerism is a source of great joy and satisfaction. In fact, the National Institutes of Health has found improved mental and physical health in folks who volunteer. April is National Volunteer Month, and nonprofit organizations across the US are celebrating their volunteers and asking more people to get involved with their causes. If you’ve found volunteering less joyful than you’d hoped, or even just an obligation, I’d like to have a word with you this month.

Anna Taylor
The Greater Sum Is Turning Four!

Four years ago, I could never have predicted that we’d have 65 deserving nonprofits growing today in sustainability and innovation through our incubator. Three years ago, I wouldn’t have guessed we’d have awarded $375,000 to deserving nonprofits by mid-2021. Two years ago, I couldn’t have known that our volunteer ranks would continue to swell, helping so many altruistic people contribute to world-changing nonprofit movements. And one year ago, as the pandemic raged, I would never have guessed that the forced migration to virtual competition pitch and incubation would push us to unimaginable tenfold growth in our first four years.

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Grant Partner Spotlight: SafeBAE

We're proud to have SafeBAE as a member of TGS' 2020 Nonprofit Cohort, and happy to share with you their work to end sexual assault among middle and high school students.

SafeBAE continues to support teens during our current period of physical distancing. They are transforming their May 2020 Summits into virtual events, providing important tools for online safety, and exploring what red flags for dating violence looks like in our current state of isolation. Follow them @safebae for important updates during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Founder Stories: Reflecting on 25 Years of Scholarships, Mentors, and Hope with Take Stock in Children Founder Don Pemberton

Twenty-five years ago, Florida’s low-income, academically qualified youth were given a unique chance to break the cycle of poverty and earn college degrees. It all started with a nonprofit program of mentoring and scholarship launched in 1995 by a former school guidance counselor. Called Take Stock in Children, the program, built on the experience of one counselor in one Florida county, had blanketed the state within six months. Founder Don Pemberton cites three key factors to explain the program’s breathtaking success…

Founder Story: FuelEd

Founder Story: FuelEd

When FuelEd founder Megan Marcus created a 10 person pilot program to test her theory that elements of therapist training would help teachers to build positive relationships at school, she could not have foreseen that seven short years later the program would have expanded to reach over 10,000 educators. Listen to our first “Founder Story” audio interview to learn more about how she and the FuelEd team are helping to put relationships at the center of schools across the country.

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