Operation WEBS (Women Empowered Build Strong) Sandy Blair and Caity Casey Today we are so excited to speak with founder Sandy Blair and communications director Caity Casey, of Operation Women Empowered Build Strong. As veterans themselves they are on a mission to create safe and affordable, high quality housing solutions for women veterans. They provide immediate housing solutions, while also creating a long-term farming tiny house on wheels community. Sadly, female veterans are the fastest growing segment of the homeless veterans within our population. Both Sandy and Caity experienced hardships transitioning back into civilian life after their time in the service. Women who have served our nation are being left in the shadows, and unfortunately many end up couchsurfing, in abusive relationships, living out of their car, and even on the streets. Operation WEBS serves to teach women they are not alone. They are supporting and empowering women to rebuild the lives they deserve. Operation Women Empowered Build Strong is making a huge impact with their tiny home community. You can help deliver a self-sustaining, eco-friendly, vibrant farming community which offers the empowerment, enrichment, independence, comradery, and security that our Veteran heroines deserve and desperately need to aid in their successful transition back to a comfortable level of civilian normalcy after military service. Check out their website and see how you can support those who gave everything to serve us.  How can you help? Donate Volunteer Attend an Event Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Operation Women Empowered Build Strong to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Operation WEBS  Website | Facebook | Instagram |  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

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Episode 25 - Operation WEBS (Women Empowered Build Strong)

Putnam County Community Foundation Brandon Wells Today we are excited to introduce Brandon Wells, executive director of Putnam County Community Foundation in Indiana. This foundation was founded in 1985 and serves to empower individuals and help the community determine how they can address their County needs. Putnam County Community Foundation administers funds, awards grants, provides leadership, enriches quality of life and strengthens the community in Putnam County and beyond.  Putnam County Community Foundation is hyper-local which allows them to be able to partner with local stakeholders and fellow community citizens to better understand what their true needs are, and then impact them fairly quickly. With 16% of children living in poverty, and only about 20% of their population having a Bachelor’s degree or a technical certification that leads to a great career, education is a huge priority. They create incredible programs like Clover You, which gives each classroom a specific College theme, teaching them about specific programs they offer, as well as expanding their minds to bright new possibilities.  Community foundations are a priceless asset and if you have one nearby definitely connect with them! They help with goal setting, scholarships and ultimately help the community thrive. Putnam Community Foundation invites you to be the change and do your little bit of good where you are, so we can truly transform all communities.  How can you help? Donate Start a fund Connect with your local Community Foundation  Volunteer Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Putnam County Community Foundation to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Putnam County Community Foundation Website | Facebook  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 24 - Putnam County Community Foundation

Jupiter Inlet Foundation Vivien McLean Bunce Today we are thrilled to introduce Vivien McLean Bunce, core member and Outreach Coordinator of the Jupiter Inlet Foundation. Known for its small-town beachy vibe and pristine white sandy beaches, the Jupiter Inlet borders the Atlantic Ocean on the southeastern coast of Florida. The Jupiter Inlet Foundation is dedicated to the conservation of the natural resources along the many waterways in Jupiter and helps to preserve its history and archaeological assets. The Jupiter Inlet is home to Johnson’s seagrass, which is the first and only Marine plant species to be listed under the endangered species act. This seagrass plays an integral role in balancing the marine ecosystem by providing nutrition to turtles and manatees, serving as a nursery for many species of fish, and helping to filter the water and keep it sparkling blue. Jupiter also houses the Suni Sands, which is an archaeological site built on top of a prehistoric Indian village, that is eligible for inclusion on the national register of historic places. Palm Beach County’s waterways total annual economic output was measured at $874 million, giving good reason to protect it. The Jupiter Inlet Foundation is educating the public on the unique qualities of the Jupiter Inlet, raising awareness, and making sure to protect this area for the long term.  How can you help? Donate  Attend events Join the community Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Jupiter Inlet Foundation to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Jupiter Inlet Foundation Website | Facebook | Instagram |  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast  

Episode 23 - Jupiter Inlet Foundation

Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Elizabeth Rowley Today we are excited to introduce Elizabeth Rowley of the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan in New York. This foundation is one of over 700 community foundations in the United States and nearly 2000 globally. Their mission in the Hudson Valley region is to inspire a passion for lifelong philanthropy, catalyze sustainable community impact and connect people who care with causes that matter.  The Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan services range from designating scholarships, grant-making, helping veterans return to civilian life, animal welfare initiatives and much much more. They are responsible for managing all of the details for their donors in many different programs. With student loan debt at an all time high of $4 trillion, they are responsible for managing scholarships ranging from $500 to $20,000 for their recipients. Another large initiative they continue to support is animal welfare. Orange County Community Foundation diligently manages their donations so they can have the greatest impact possible, in their counties and beyond.  Community foundations serve as the glue to bring support to nonprofits and organizations in need. If you are interested in what’s going on in your local community foundation, connect with them and find a way to get involved! From starting a fund to becoming a donor or volunteering, you can give back to your community in a meaningful way.   How can you help? Donate Start a fund Connect with your local Community Foundation  Volunteer Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find the Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 22 - Community Foundation of Orange and Sullivan

The Surfrider Foundation  Jamie Hamilton Today we are so excited to introduce Jamie Hamilton, chair of The Surfrider Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.  The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit environmental organization with 81 chapters in 10 regions around the nation, all with the same mission - to keep our beaches healthy and communities informed. Their network of passionate activists mobilize their local chapters to plan campaigns, organize clean ups, and work with local elected officials to find solutions. With a crisis level of microplastics bombarding our rivers and oceans, it is more important than ever to find plastic alternatives.  “Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act” was recently passed in Florida and includes many initiatives that help combat this crisis. Help support this act in your community by contacting your representatives in 2 easy steps. Whether you are a surfer or not, Surfrider invites you to help foster positive environmental change and get involved! How can you help? Act now  Volunteer  Donate Use plastic alternatives Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help The Surfrider Foundation to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find The Surfrider Foundation Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn |   Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 21 - The Surfrider Fondation

Foster the Earth  Erin McBride  Today we bring you Foster The Earth’s founder, Erin McBride. Foster The Earth is dedicated to helping vulnerable children and young adults in the foster care system through exposure to the great outdoors. Their participants experience the challenges and healing power of extended time in the wild and come away with a deeper respect for themselves, their capacity, and their place in the natural world.  Foster The Earth removes their participants from their everyday stressors by exposing them to nature and giving them resilience and self-confidence to help with their everyday lives at home. Each month participants go on one hike over the duration of a seven month program which teaches them new backpacking skills while also increasing in altitude and mileage. At the end of the program, the participants embark on a life-changing seven day backpacking trip to the tallest peak in the lower 48 states, Mount Whitney. Erin, has spent 1,645 hours with at-risk youth transforming their relationship with nature and themselves.  In order to help Foster The Earth continue enlightening and healing our youth through outdoor therapy, donate on their website, become a sponsor and even start your own chapter! Foster The Earth is an uplifting reminder to motivate others to spend more time in nature and disconnect with the technological world so you can reconnect with yourself.  How can you help? Donate Start a chapter Volunteer Engage  Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Foster The Earth to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Foster The Earth  Website | Facebook | Instagram  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 20 - Foster the Earth

Sea Shepherd Captain Paul Watson Today we are beyond excited to welcome Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd Conservancy. You may already be familiar with him from the hit TV show “Whale Wars”. Sea Shepherd uses direct action to defend marine wildlife and protect their habitat in the world’s oceans.  Sea Shepherd has transformed into an international movement and exists in 40 different countries, all concentrating on different environmental initiatives. Captain Paul Watson believes in an interventionist approach, where they directly shut down the terrible things that are happening in our oceans. Sea Shepherd has successfully driven the Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, shut down the toothfish poachers in the waters around Antarctica, stopped Chevron and BP from drilling in the Australian bite, and so much more. With poachers, illegal fishing, overfishing, and the diminishment of biodiversity within our ecosystem, they are ultimately fighting against the death of our ocean.  Sea Shepherd wants to remind you that one person can make a real difference. We all have the ability to change the world - all it takes is passion, imagination and courage.  The oceans are our lifeline, yet they are dying more and more everyday and desperately need our help. Please contribute in the best way you can to help defend and protect marine wildlife and the world’s oceans.  How can you help? Donate Join a campaign Volunteer in your hometown Keep our shores clean Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Sea Shepherd to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Sea Shepherd  Website | Facebook | Youtube | Instagram | Twitter | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 19 - Sea Shepherd

Clean Cruiser Project Steven Ploog Today we bring you Steven Ploog, co-founder of the Clean Cruiser Project. This nonprofit began with two rusty Land Cruisers, a couple of beers and a dream to embark on a 60-day overland expedition from Paso Robles, California to Panama. Steve and his co-founder, Nathan Stewart, completed their trip carbon neutral, with the mission to encourage individual carbon footprint reduction and promote conservation efforts.  In order to offset the carbon emission from their trip, they calculated they would have to plant 200 trees. Taking it a bit further, the Clean Cruiser Team planted over 600 trees to offset the carbon emissions produced by their 2019 expedition through Central America. The co-founders partnered with multiple reforestation sites to showcase the different ways to utilize the forest as a carbon sequestration method. Their journey caught the eyes of many supporters, and the founders have partnered with Outside Magazine to produce an upcoming eco-adventure series.  The Clean Cruiser Project is focused on creating a more sustainable future through reducing carbon footprints, offsetting carbon emissions and utilizing biodiesel. Their story is an inspiring reminder to follow your dreams and get involved! The Clean Cruiser Project urges you to start using biofuels, biodiesel and support reforestation efforts to give back to our precious planet.  How can you help? Donate to plant more trees Share their story Support reforestation efforts Use biodiesel/biofuel  Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Clean Cruiser Project to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE.  Where to find Clean Cruiser Project  Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Vimeo | Pinterest | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 18 - Clean Cruiser Project

Miami Homes For All Annie Lord Today we bring you Annie Lord, executive director of Miami Homes For All. The mission of this nonprofit is to end homelessness in South Florida through policy research, advocacy and other initiatives for collective impact. Armed with the best research available, Miami Homes For All collaborates with people across the entire spectrum of their community to identify the best ideas in order to turn visions of a stable and safe Miami into reality. Miami is the third least affordable city in the country due to a relatively high-priced housing market, and comparatively lower wages. Miami Homes For All works with youth homelessness, adult homelessness, affordable housing, and grant-making to help bridge this economic gap. A huge part of Miami’s workforce is in the hospitality and healthcare industry. Unfortunately, those average wages are less than $15 an hour, making the divide even larger for employed people who are helping to fuel the economy. Consequently, the citizens are cost-burdened and forced to make impossible choices between rent, childcare, their education, medications, and even food. Miami Homes For All believes everyone deserves a place to call home. Miami-Dade County needs at least 130,000 more homes to meet its housing gap. The good news, we can help support their mission and help get people off the streets, to a place they deserve. How can you help? Donate Vote Be involved Share their story Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Miami Homes For All to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Fine Print Funding Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast  

Episode 17 - Miami Homes For All

Fine Print Funding Chantal and Justin Crompton   Today we bring you Chantal and Justin Crompton, founders of Fine Print Funding out of San Diego, California. This nonprofit creates financial equity in the college application process. More low-income high school students are graduating than ever before, but rates of low-income students making the leap to college have stayed stagnant.  The data is clear: there’s an opportunity gap. Low-income students are getting lost in the fine print of the college-going process. Chantal is an English teacher who witnessed first-hand the hardships that low-income students faced when it came time to apply for colleges and take their AP exams. Many of her students lacked the financial resources required to apply to college. She created a “pipeline of hope” for her students by creating a Go Fund Me to raise enough money for 60 seniors to apply to all of the colleges that they worked so hard for. She and her husband then created the Fine Print Funding nonprofit in order to continue to send more students to college and shift expectations in the community for academic success. In order to help Fine Print Funding send more underserved students to the college they deserve  follow them on social media, share their story and make a donation that can change the lives of many! By getting involved and sharing why this cause is so important, you will give more hard-working students the opportunity to achieve and succeed. How can you help? Donate Purchase apparel Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Fine Print Funding to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Fine Print Funding Website | Facebook | Instagram Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 16 - Fine Print Funding

Bark Avenue Foundation Christie Schilling Today we bring you Christie Schilling from Bark Avenue Foundation located in Los Angeles, California. This nonprofit empowers pet owners and local communities to reduce abandoned animal populations through spay and neuter, pet retention and reclamation, and education. Bark Avenue is focusing on preventing as many animals as possible entering shelters through diligent work, youth education and free programs for those who lack the resources. Bark Avenue Foundation helps combat the animal crisis by hosting mobile vet providers to go to low income and underserved communities who don’t have the resources needed. By offering spay and neuter services, pet food/supplies, medical care, and ESA (Emotional Support Animal) assessments, it helps prevent pets from being born on the street, overpopulation, and pets dying on the street. Bark Avenue Foundation also works with the homeless and is educating the youth and general public on the significance of lifetime commitment, adopting animals who match your lifestyle, and the importance of spaying and neutering. Bark Avenue Foundation’s website lists their upcoming free events and programs that you can get involved with. They invite you to talk proudly about your adopted pets,  spread the word and get involved in your local community! How can you help? Donate Volunteer Adopt before you shop Spay/Neuter your pets Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Bark Avenue Foundation to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Bark Avenue Foundation Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 15 - Bark Avenue Foundation

Camp Ocean Pines Andrew Boyd Goodrich We are excited to introduce you to Andrew Boyd Goodrich, executive director of Camp Ocean Pines, California. The mission of Camp Ocean Pines is to foster enjoyment and appreciation of the natural world among people of all ages through creative activities in a residential camp setting. A jewel on the Central Coast, Camp Ocean Pines sits on thirteen donated acres of Monterey Pine forest that nearly meets the ocean shore. Camp Ocean Pines helps bridge the gap between people through memorable experiences and connections with nature and each other. They offer summer camps, team development programs, and a retreat space for family reunions. At this camp, you get to be a different version of yourself than perhaps what you present in other parts of life. By deepening the bonds with our environment, peers, and family it inspires those of all ages to learn more about the beautiful world around us and give back in a meaningful way.  Camp Ocean Pines’ website has amazing video footage of this gorgeous space as well as resources for how you can get involved. They encourage their listeners to meet with some of your neighbors and your fellow community members and enjoy being a better person in the great outdoors. How can you help? Donate Volunteer Plan a retreat Get outside Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Camp Ocean Pines to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Camp Ocean Pines Website | Facebook | Youtube| Instagram | Yelp  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 14 - Camp Ocean Pines

Today we bring you Jennifer Kryshka of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches. This non-profit is located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL and is dedicated to advancing the status of women and girls in the US and Israel through strategic grantmaking, advocacy, education, and leadership development programs to create long-lasting social change. Jewish Women's Foundation is a social change organization, which means they are focused on long term systemic impact. They address these through grantmaking, community education programs, leadership development programs and support Florida policies that are related to their mission. They support organizations like Unchained At Last and Kids Safe who are combatting child marriage, preventing sexual abuse of children, and increasing paid family leave. To get involved with helping create an overall better community Jewish Women’s Foundation will be posting legislation on their website so people can see what kind of Bills are being passed that impact women and girls. To help support an increase in safety and security for women and children, check their website for upcoming events, become a trustee and donate. How can you help? Donate Participate in the programs and events Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Jewish Women’s Foundation to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches Website | Facebook  Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 13 - Jewish Women's Foundation of the Greater Palm Beaches

Growing Up Guide Pup  Amy and Matthew Chapman Today we bring you Amy and Matthew Chapman, founders of Growing Up Guide Pup.  This nonprofit is the only service dog organization in the world with a mission to focus on education to help people with disabilities live more independent and fulfilling lives. Growing Up Guide Pup started on a whim when Matthew, a filmmaker by trade, and Amy a veterinary technician decided to document their experience training their service dogs. They give us a real unfiltered perspective into what goes into raising service dogs, how to overcome common challenges and encouraging more people to get involved. They educate the public on service dog awareness and proper etiquette to inspire more volunteers to take action and tackle common questions. By supporting Growing Up Guide Pup’s mission you can help bring awareness to the importance of service dogs and their life-changing impact on their users, handlers and the community at large. You can get involved today by visiting their website with over a hundred blogs from service dog users, volunteer puppy raisers, and past board members. They also have three free seasons on YouTube with amazing training content. In the next 20-30 years Growing Up Guide Pup believes service dogs are going to transform America, and with your help, perhaps the world. How can you help? Donate Make a Tribute Gift Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Growing Up Guide Pup to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits. Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Growing Up Guide Pup Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn | Pinterest | Vimeo | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 12 - Growing Up Guide Pup

Dream in Green Barbara Martinez-Guerrero Today we bring you Barbara Martinez-Guerrero Executive Director of Dream in Green.  This nonprofit is located in Miami, FL and aims to empower individuals, especially youth, to lead in the response to climate change and other environmental challenges facing South Florida. By raising awareness and working with the community, Dream in Green helps develop and implement educational programs that promote environmentally sustainable behaviors. Dream in Green started with 3 lawyers with an idea to increase the conversation surrounding environmental sustainability in Florida. They made contacts with like-minded local teachers and worked with the local government to integrate this new curriculum. The Green School Movement caught like wildfire and now there are over 100 schools in South Florida participating in their green initiatives, like beach clean-ups and social media campaigns on Earth Day. By introducing this holistic approach to environmental sustainability at a young age, children are becoming more aware of the influence we all have on the environment that surrounds us, and more importantly how we can help. Dream in Green has diverse offerings on its website complete with downloadable lesson plans, water/energy-saving behaviors, and upcoming free local workshops. They encourage visitors to their site to use this information and get involved in any way that they can in their local community. How can you help? Donate Shop smart with Amazon Smile & WeeGreen Participate in the programs Spread the word Please don’t forget to share this episode!  Sharing this episode will help Dream in Green to achieve its mission and increase its impact and help us at the GIVE Podcast keep spreading the word about important charities and nonprofits.   Be inspired.  GIVE. Where to find Dream in Green Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Full episode transcription can be found here. To be a guest on the show or hear more episodes visit https://prodigimark.com/givepodcast

Episode 11 - Dream in Green

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