Inspiring Good
The Community Foundation of Elkhart County seeks to inspire good in Elkhart County, Indiana.
This podcast, hosted by Kevin Deary and Marshall King, will talk to nonprofit leaders and others in the county, where generous donors support a strong network of nonprofits.
This community produces many recreational vehicles in the United States and is also where Alka-Seltzer was invented and many band instruments were made. The Community Foundation has assets of nearly $500 million and works to inspire generosity.
This podcast is a look at how nonprofits operate in this unique place and improve the community.
Inspiring Good
Latest Episodes
Lindsay Aguilar On What Would Change If Every Kindergartener Arrived Ready
We talk with Lindsay Aguilar about how Building Strong Brains brings more than 80 partners together to help more children enter kindergarten ready to learn. We get specific about the no-wrong-door approach, what readiness really means, and how ...
Jim Conklin On How Cultivate Turns Food Waste Into Free Meals
We talk with Jim Conklin of Cultivate Food Rescue about why hunger keeps showing up even when our food system produces massive excess. We trace how a local, logistics-first model rescues perishable food, turns it into real meals, and helps comm...
Maggie Okponobi on Owls Club And The Loneliness Fix
We sit down with Maggie Okponobi of Owls Club and get specific about how a senior community can fight loneliness with daily connection, learning, and a place to belong. We also trace Maggie’s path from teaching to Peace Corps service to nonprof...
Jane Allen On How Healing Starts for Kids
We sit down with retired educator Jane Allen to trace how Stable Grounds grows from a school mental health shortage into a trusted place where kids find calm with miniature horses and donkeys. We talk through the moment the community could not ...
Scott Griffey On Building A Food Bank
We talk with Scott Griffey about how a small weekend backpack effort for hungry students grows into Gymtown Food Bank, Elkhart County’s newest and only food bank. We trace the real mechanics of fighting food insecurity, from door-to-door delive...