Earlier this year, The Chronicle put out a call for nonprofit movers and shakers, people flying under the radar yet having a big impact on society's toughest issues. We weren't prepared for how many we would find: The individuals profiled here were drawn from a pool of more than 300 nominations.
The people are forward-thinking, and their stories speak of innovation, personal courage, and grit. Collectively, they offer a glimpse of the future of philanthropy.
See more profiles of nonprofit leaders quietly making headway on society's toughest problems.
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NewsIn a Minneapolis city park, Anthony Taylor makes clear that nature and adventure don’t belong just to white men. -
NewsGroundswell Fund’s Vanessa Daniel believes donors will respond when reproductive rights are linked with other progressive issues.
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NewsPropeller co-founder Andrea Chen helps nonprofits and small ventures grow and take on tough problems.
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NewsDartmouth alumna Alexandra Bernadotte builds support networks for students who might struggle with academics or campus life.
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NewsClaire Fiddian-Green of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation is rallying fellow grant makers to tackle the epidemic.
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NewsRay Rasker and Headwaters Economics are finding answers on issues that often polarize communities.
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NewsHeather Reynolds and Catholic Charities Fort Worth have built an innovative approach that’s showing solid results.
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NewsUnder the prodding of a young development chief, the university targets small gifts, not just big donors.
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NewsRaised homeless and without his parents, the Nord Family Foundation’s Anthony Richardson is focused on education in Ohio.
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NewsTaking over the Denver Foundation after leading a small nonprofit, Christine Marquez-Hudson had to change her style.
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NewsRaised by a Muslim father and Methodist mother, Aziza Hasan now helps people of Jewish and Islamic faith find common ground.
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NewsMatt Kuntz of the National Alliance on Mental Illness talks openly about how depression almost led him to take his life.
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NewsMany of the kids who come to YouthBuild have a criminal record. CEO John Valverde can relate.
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NewsAlec Karakatsanis has filed a barrage of lawsuits to reform a cash-bail system he says discriminates against the poor. And he’s winning.
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NewsThese nonprofit leaders are finding innovative ways to take on society’s toughest problems.
