Living Arts ignites creativity in the lives of Detroit youth through the performing, visual, and media arts. They envision a future in which all youth have access to engaging, high-quality arts experiences, so that they can lead with confidenc

Episode #16: Corktown Health

Aug 3rd, 2022 40m 25s

Meet Valentina Djelaj & Corktown Health. Valentina Djelaj (She/Her) is the Vice President of Programs & Community Impact at Corktown Health. In this role, she oversees the behavioral health, preventive health, care management, and financial sup

Episode #15: Jackie Jackson

Mar 23rd, 2022 41m 36s

Episode #14: The Assistance League

Feb 2nd, 2022 39m 17s

Meet Luanne Offer, President and Cindy Weber, President-Elect of Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan. Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, founded in 1993 and serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3),

Episode #13: CultureSource

Nov 17th, 2021 58m 2s

Meet Kim Howard, Director of Stewardship & Engagement and Adam DesJardins, Resource Services Coordinator from Culture Source. CultureSource is a member association for non-profit arts and cultural organizations in Southeast Michigan serving Wa

Episode #12: Chris Tull, Humble Design

Nov 3rd, 2021 34m 26s

Entering housing is an important step in the journey out of homelessness, but not enough to solve the problem. Half of those who enter housing return to shelters within the year. Humble Design ends the revolving door of homelessness by creating

Episode #11: Women of Impact Breakfast 2021

Oct 20th, 2021 58m 47s

This episode is a recording of the Impact100 Metro Detroit Women of Impact Breakfast. Our theme...Build your wealth and ignite your Philanthropic Power! When women lean into their philanthropic power, their communities are stronger. Learn how

Episode #10: Coffee & Conversation - Zaman International and Freedom House Detroit

Oct 6th, 2021 1h 8m

In this Episode, Eileen Vernor hosts our September Coffee & Conversation with Najah Bazzy, CEO, Zaman International and Deborah Drennan, CEO, Freedom House Detroit. This important conversation centers on the hardships faced by international re

Episode #9: Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center

Sep 22nd, 2021 39m 58s

Meet Dave Garcia, Executive Director & Kathleen Redmon, Director of Programs for Affirmations LGTBQ+ Community Center in Ferndale, MI. The support they provide for the LGBTQ+ Community in Metro Detroit and their collaborations with other organ

Episode #8 Coffee & Conversation - 2021 Finalists: Accent Pontiac, Brilliant Detroit, Life Builders

Sep 8th, 2021 52m 39s

This special episode features our three 2021 grant finalists, Accent Pontiac, Brilliant Detroit, and LifeBUILDERS, all of whom received our first time finalists awards of $17,000 each to further their work in the community. These nonprofit hero

Episode #7: Kelly Walsh, President, Impact100 Metro Detroit

Aug 25th, 2021 33m 46s

In this episode, Eileen Vernor talks with Impact100 Metro Detroit current President, Kelly Walsh about the I100MD model, why it works and how we plan to reach our goal of 500 members by 2023. 500 members equates to FIVE $100,000 grants. $100,

Episode #6: Coffee & Conversation - 2021 Grant Recipient Freedom House Detroit

Aug 11th, 2021 55m 2s

Join us for a riveting conversation with Deborah Drennan, CEO of Freedom House Detroit as she paints a picture of what it truly means to be an asylum seeker in America and how Freedom House Detroit provides support through the incredibly arduou

Episode #5: Coffee & Conversation - 2021 Grant Recipient Developing K.I.D.S.

Jul 28th, 2021 58m 40s

Impact100 Metro Detroit members and friends had an opportunity to get to know Kim Johnson, Founder & CEO of Developing K.I.D.S. Kim shared her inspirational story of overcoming personal tragedy, and offered insight into how her triumph over hea

Episode #4: Karly Moore, Share Detroit

Jul 14th, 2021 52m 59s

SHARE Detroit believes that doing GOOD and investing in our community should be fun, easy and something everyone should do and anyone can do!In this week's episode, our very own Nicole Lewis interviews Karly Moore, Director of Community Impact

Episode #3: Coffee & Conversation - One Year After Winning the Grant

Jun 30th, 2021 57m 3s

Hear our Coffee & Conversation with Eric Miller of the Lawn Academy and Coleman Yoakum of Micah 6 Community and see how they're both doing ONE YEAR LATER after each receiving a $100,000 grant from Impact100 Metro Detroit.Hosted by: Kelly Walsh,

Episode #2: Will Jones, Relationship Manager for NEW, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 2m

In an interview by Eileen Vernor from Impact100 Metro Detroit, take a journey with Will Jones, Relationship Manager for NEW, Nonprofit Enterprise at Work in Ann Arbor, Michigan (new.org) where he connects communities to NEW’s work in supporting

Episode #1: “We Are All Philanthropists” – Amy Bouque, Immediate Past President, Impact100 Metro Detroit

Jun 2nd, 2021 30m 39s

“We Are All Philanthropists” – Amy Bouque, Immediate Past President, Impact100 Metro DetroitHosted By: Eileen Vernor, Director of Wellbeing & HR Systems at Urban Science; Impact100 Metro Detroit Member Our debut episode features founding membe