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
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...
Andy Murray on Why Calling, Not Career Ladders, Drives Real Change
We talk with Andy Murray, Chief Strategy Officer at the Community Foundation of Elkhart County, about aligning business discipline with community care to boost kindergarten readiness, expand trail connections, and coordinate hunger relief. A st...
Darrell Peterson and David Gaona on Passing The Torch At Lifeline
What does it take to carry a legacy without getting stuck in the past? We sit down with outgoing executive director Darrell Peterson and incoming leader David Gaona to explore how Lifeline Youth Ministries, a long-standing youth organization in...
Vince Turner on retirement, community involvement, and the next chapter in Fairhope
Life and Legacy: Vince Turner's Transformative JourneyIn this episode of the Inspiring Good Podcast, hosts Marshall King and Kevin Dearie sit down with Vince Turner, a communications expert from Goshen, Indiana, known for his prolific c...