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Kendall Hagar | Building Up Lives Through Wayfaring Band: Learning independence, and inter-dependence are valuable lessons the Wayfaring Band, a Colorado nonprofit dedicated to helping those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, teaches to it's merry band of travelers as together, they take wond... by Making Our World Better

27 min listen

John Barry | Giving Flight to Aviation Dreams: Wings Over The Rockies Museum is heaven for aviation enthusiasts, but like so many great cultural attractions, there is way more to the organization that meets the eye; listen as President and CEO John Barry explains how his organization is a nationa... by Making Our World Better

38 min listen

Brook Griese | Shining Light In The Darkest Hour: The death of a parent can have tragic, long-term effects. Judi's House and the JAG Institute shine a light into the darkest of times for children and families who suffer the trauma of loss. Brook Griese, PhD, joins us for a conversation about how she... by Making Our World Better

38 min listen

Ted Simendinger | Baseball And Brotherhood Changing The World: Author, speaker, teacher and master storyteller Ted Simendinger paints a picture of how a group of guys turned their brotherhood, and their love of baseball, into the No Bats Baseball Club, an organization that has donated more than $2.2 million to m... by Making Our World Better

32 min listen

Bill Ficke | Pizza And Changing The World: "Big Bill" Ficke is a Denver legend who is dedicated to making our world better through his business success at Big Bill's NY Pizza. Bill is fulfilling his life's calling to help others with his annual "9/11 Day of Giving" fundraiser has raised nearl... by Making Our World Better

29 min listen

Bill Hanzlik | Setting The ”Gold” Standard For Community Impact: Few professional athletes "walk the walk" of giving back to the community like Bill Hanzlik, CEO of the Gold Crown Foundation. From humble beginnings of a one-week girl's basketball camp, Hanzlik and his team have grown the Gold Crown Foundation to o... by Making Our World Better

28 min listen

Lloyd Lewis | Personal Crusade Helps Build Empire For Good: Legendary nonprofit leader Lloyd Lewis, President and CEO of arc Thrift Stores, shares how his crusade to make a better life for his son Kennedy, who was born with Down syndrome, led him to build and oversee one of Colorado's largest social enterpris... by Making Our World Better

34 min listen

Bob Bell | Feeding Children, Creating A Better Tomorrow: It’s Friday at 3:00 PM and the final school bell rings. For most kids, that brings the excitement the school week is over. But for other kids where their school is their lifeline to meals, it means the anxiety of wondering how, when and where they ar... by Making Our World Better

24 min listen

Tamra Ryan | Social Enterprise Elevates Women: A good bean soup provides protein and helps fight heart disease. For the Women's Bean Project, a good bean soup also changes lives. Hear from powerhouse CEO Tamra Ryan how this amazing social enterprise has won from a simple bean soup to one that gen... by Making Our World Better

31 min listen

Valerie Lunka | Elevating Self-Esteem, Dignity And More With Clothes: For self-esteem, appearance matters, especially when you are a young student trying to navigate the world of elementary, middle or high school. The good people at Clothes To Kids figured it out - clothe a kid and you'll change their life. Clothes to ... by Making Our World Better

27 min listen

Mark McIntosh | Choosing Positivity To Help Others: Life is a roller coaster of ups and downs and while we cannot always control what happens to us, we can always control how we react to any situation. Former athlete and journalist Mark McIntosh is a shining example of choosing to help others. You wil... by Making Our World Better

31 min listen

JoAnn Seaman | Stewarding An Oasis Of Peace And Prayer: Tucked just off Interstate 70 just minutes outside of Denver lies one of the greatest outposts of peace and serenity in Colorado, the Mother Cabrini Shrine. Director of Development JoAnn Seaman shares some great history to the shrine, expansion plans... by Making Our World Better

27 min listen

Pat McGuire | Opening Up Education With Rock ’n’ Roll: Bruce Springsteen said, "The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with." Teach Rock, an organization founded by Steven Van Zandt, created a high school curriculum to open the world of history, science, culture an... by Making Our World Better

34 min listen

Eddy Badrina | Technology & Inspiration For Better Food: With technology, creativity and the right inspiration, it is always possible to build a better mousetrap, even when it comes to growing vegetables and shortening the supply chain. You’ll hear from CEO Eddy Badrina how his company Eden Green has innov... by Making Our World Better

33 min listen

Doug McConnell | Fighting ALS In The Open Water: The diagnosis of ALS is about as cruel as a medical diagnosis comes, but you’ll hear how in the wake of not one but two family ALS diagnosis, Doug McConnell, co-founder of A Long Swim, along with his sister Ellen, decided to fight back and are making... by Making Our World Better

43 min listen

Gary Reece | Passion Drives Relentless Fight Vs. Cancer: The all-volunteer Cancer League of Colorado is an army of people driven to defeat this insidious disease, and driving the bus is President Gary Reece. Gary has been a business fixture in Colorado for decades and continues to make a mark leading this ... by Making Our World Better

34 min listen

Kelly Phillips-Henry, PsyD, MBA | Helping Mental Health Patients Live a Full Life: The negative impacts and desperation caused by mental illness are increasing in our society and can be devastating and overwhelming, but fortunately there are organizations like the Aurora Mental Health Center here in Colorado dedicated to providing ... by Making Our World Better

38 min listen

Bradley Cook, Ed.D. | Virtual Solution To Age Old Issues: Finding time, talent and funding to accomplish all the things nonprofit leaders and small business owners are responsible for and striving for and bolster the bottom line is a never-ending battle. Veteran and social entrepreneur Dr. Bradley Caro Cook... by Making Our World Better

31 min listen

Julie Hall | Providing Comfort, Grace and Good Food: GraceFull Community Cafe in Littleton, Colorado to bring delicious meals to the community, whether or not guests can afford their own meal. Julie Hill will explain how how the Gracefull Cafe is making a difference by not only feeding people who are h... by Making Our World Better

24 min listen

Arland Preblud | Recovering Food, Saving People and the Planet: In this world of abundance, where so much food is wasted, and so many people experience food insecurity, Arlan Preblud and his organization We Don't Waste are creating a bridge between recovering food, feeding people and saving the environment. We Do... by Making Our World Better

30 min listen

Andrew Brimeyer | Running To Make A Difference For Students: Running cross county or track is not always about coming in first place, it’s about bringing out the best of yourself. In this conversation with inspiring teacher and coach Andrew Brimeyer, founder of Denver Urban XC, you will hear how he combines hi... by Making Our World Better

29 min listen

Sarah Lesyinski | Serving With Entrepreneurial Vision: After being in and around the nonprofit world since the early 90s, some of the organizations I have seen who are making the deepest impact are those with the entrepreneurial vision and courage to try to meet a need they see in their community. An gre... by Making Our World Better

28 min listen

Bob Delaney | Undercover Agent, NBA Ref, Dedicated Humanitarian: Going from State trooper to undercover agent infiltrating the east coast mafia to refereeing basketball in the NBA to traveling the world helping others with post traumatic stress is a unique journey the legendary Bob Delaney shares with nobody else.... by Making Our World Better

52 min listen

Richard Casper | Healing Wounds Of War With Music & Art: Turning the experience, pain and trauma of being a U.S. Marine who was blown up by IEDs four times in four months of combat in Fallujah, Iraq, into a beacon of hope and healing through arts and music programs for US Military veterans dealing with pos... by Making Our World Better

35 min listen

Jonathan Tee | Striving For Human Flourishing: When a passion for creating opportunities for all people to live the American Dream collides with decades of high level experience in the public, private and nonprofit sectors, the result is a mission laser-focused on human flourishing as you'll hear... by Making Our World Better

37 min listen

Martin Richardson | Dawgs, Hockey and Making Lives Better: One of the reasons I have loved sports for as long as I can remember is the chance to instantly be part of a community and to be part of something bigger than yourself. Martin Richardson explains how he created a movement through the Dawg Nation Hock... by Making Our World Better

37 min listen

Matt VanAuken | Leading With Purpose and Kindness: High levels of purpose, kindness, collaboration and strong leadership in an organization can generate a certain kind of magic that can elevate an entire community as you will discover through this conversation with Matt VanAuken, President and CEO of... by Making Our World Better

41 min listen

Paul Lhevine | A Strong Voice For Colorado Nonprofits: Colorado is fortunate to be the home of one of the most vibrant nonprofit communities in the U.S., with more than 20,000 nonprofit organizations improving the quality of life. The Colorado Nonprofit Association lives in the epicenter of this communit... by Making Our World Better

24 min listen

Scott Laband | Connecting Education, Business & Policy: Finding common ground for advocates from education, business and policy to come together to build a brighter future for students and the economy sounds like a tall order, but you will hear from Scott LaBand how he and his team at Colorado Succeeds, t... by Making Our World Better

29 min listen

Lorii Rabinowitz | Elevating College Dreams: There is nothing that levels the playing field of life like education. The Denver Scholarship Foundation is unmatched when it comes to making seemingly impossible college dreams come true for aspiring Denver Public High school students. You’ll hear f... by Making Our World Better

31 min listen

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