The Rapidian
NPO Showcase: Well House and the 19:1 campaign
by (GRTV)
Submitted 04-18-2014 under NONPROFITS
INTERVIEW This new segment of NPO Showcase features Well House, an organization that provides affordable and safe permanent housing located in the Southeast neighborhood of Grand Rapids (SECA). A 2010 census report noted that there are approximately...
Meet civic investor Carol Lautenbach: Investing in education, investing in community
by (Holly)
Submitted 04-17-2014 under NONPROFITS
“When I was in college I thought I was going to be a journalist. That’s what I aspired to,” says Carol Lautenbach, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching, Learning, and Accountability at Godfrey-Lee Schools. “Even when my kids...
Meet civic investor Roberta King: Investing in passion
by (chelsiewyse)
Submitted 04-16-2014 under VOICES
Since its conception in 2009, The Rapidian has come to be "one of the boys" when it comes to local media. Civic investor Roberta King was a part of its launching process and remembers the early days fondly. "There were a lot of people...
Rapidian community celebration to recognize civic investors
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-15-2014 under NONPROFITS
On Friday, April 18 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. The Rapidian will present its annual community celebration, this year hosted by the Richard App Gallery. The event is part of a two week fund drive campaign that started on Monday and lasts through April...
Invest in your community: The Rapidian to launch fund drive, celebrate civic investors
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 04-07-2014 under NONPROFITS
Starting next Monday, April 14, and running through Friday, April 25, The Rapidian will be holding its third annual spring fund drive. Five years ago, huge investments of time and finances started the opportunities we now have on The Rapidian...
Catalyst Radio: SouthSide Theater Company puts on "Angels In America"
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 04-04-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Tonight, April 4, it the opening of the play “Angels In America,” by Southside Theater Company at Dog Story Theater – a play rarely...
Catalyst Radio: Get Covered America making final push for sign-ups
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-28-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is the effort called Get Covered America – a national campaign focused on educating consumers about the...
Catalyst Radio: LadyFestGR expanding women-focused workshops, entertainment
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-14-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW Featured in this episode of Catalyst Radio is LadyFestGR – a celebration of women in the local community, through workshops and a diverse array of...
Catalyst Radio: Our Kitchen Table teaching gardening for food security
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-28-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we visit with Lisa Oliver King of the environmental justice and food security nonprofit Our Kitchen Table. Beginning...
Catalyst Radio: CASA advocates for children in child welfare system
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-17-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW More than 1,000 children in Kent County are wards of the family court, having been victims of abuse or neglect. Court Appointed Special Advocates (or...