The Nonprofit Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, you will meet Suraya Keating - a woman who teaches classical Shakespeare acting to prison inmates in the United States.  Evidence suggests that arts education programs in prisons, such as this one, reduces recidivism. In other words, this training reduces the likelihood that a prisoner will re-offend and break the law again after being freed.  Suraya’s classes are...

Send us Fan Mail It’s not easy for impoverished Americans to access resources and services . Even more difficult than accessing services is the initial discovery of the ‘right ‘services and resources at the ‘right’ time. Many people are not aware of helpful privately provided resources and government provided resources that are just a few blocks away. This is a big problem in need of solving. That...

Send us Fan Mail On the surface, it seems that housing would solve homelessness. However, it’s not that simple. A village on the outskirts of Austin, Texas was founded with the belief that community will solve homelessness. This ‘Community First Village’ currently houses 200 paying tenants who are no longer chronically homeless; they will house 1,000 formerly homeless tenants in the next 10 years,...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, you didn’t misread—that’s its name. Audience, meet: The Important Podcast. In this podcast, you will hear stories of people changing the world by helping others. From a village that houses the formerly homeless to a woman teaching Shakespeare to prison inmates… I can’t wait for you to hear these inspiring stories! In this Episode, You Will:  learn why the show is called &apos...