by Carolyn Ashworth | Mar 22, 2021 | Grant Advisors
Dorcas Apoore dream to contribute towards the agenda for youth and women empowerment pushed her to form a Non-Governmental Organization known as Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Girls Education (ASIGE) with a vision to break the cycle of poverty through sustainable...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Aug 15, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
Elizabeth Agnello couldn’t help but get emotional. She had just received an unexpected check for $2,500 from a local who, despite not having an ill child of his own, believed in the mission of her Buffalo, NY-based non-profit, Brave Little Fighters (BLF), which aims...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Aug 14, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
Growing up in a working class town in the outskirts of London, I felt a deep sense of hopelessness. Surrounded by economic hardship, racial injustice, and broken systems I, like many around me, felt powerless. I resigned my pursuit for meaning. All this changed when I...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jul 31, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
Tom Callahan’s parable of the Fifth Monk, a favorite at The Pollination Project, illustrates the concept of “going further upstream” in philanthropy—the idea that the further upstream one goes, the more likely the root causes of problems are identified instead of just...
by Carolyn Ashworth | Jul 17, 2019 | Seeds: Our Blog
“I want to know what everyone’s favorite movie is,” James West, our Director of Programs, said during lunch on the first day of our recent three-day retreat to Banyan Grove, a Service Space-managed center dedicated to cultivating inner transformation and compassion in...