Babies and Moms. Two special groups with two strong champions – the March of Dimes, a long-time IS member since the 1980s, and 2020 Mom, which joined in 2014. For both, the adage “an ounce…
Lead Poisoning: Preventable & Irreversible
“Flint’s water crisis is not going to define us as a community,” said Mott Foundation President Ridgway White. “What people need to see and remember is how we respond to the crisis, which is with…
A Laboratory for the Real World
A chance meeting. A bold vision. United in mission. Motivated by faith. Over coffee at the Morris Inn on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, a priest with a bold vision to reduce…
The DIY Guide to Partnership
What brought IS member Volunteers of America and The Home Depot Foundation together? Three things. One, both organizations deeply cared about the same disgraceful problem, veterans who are homeless. Two, both were putting their efforts…
ACCESS Guides by Example
Forward-looking leadership and many years of grassroots community support have made ACCESS the largest Arab American human service nonprofit in America. Then known as the Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, it took…
Making the Case for Coral
The past year was an especially grim one for the U.S. coral stronghold that is coastal Florida Global coral bleaching alerts – indicating changes in ocean conditions that may stress corals to the point of…
Blue Horizon? Sustaining Island Communities.
When summer comes to the islands of Maine, so do the summer people. Sailboats ply the breeze, motorboats push off from the docks, laden with picnics, children, and dogs in matching life jackets. Hikers and…