“Give-a-Damn” Shout-outs
I invite each guest on the Mighty Forces podcast to give an organization they admire a shout-out. Please take a moment to check out the list below and see if any of these organizations speaks to you as a place to support. Please also consider how you can use your own platform — whether you have 5 followers, or 5 million — to help amplify the good in this world.
Listed in alphabetical order
826 National
(Recommended by Stephanie Krause, episode 9)
“Every student deserves access to the power and joy of writing.” This org helps students build writing skills and connect with their creative voices through writing workshops in and out of school.
Citizen Solutions | Wisconsin
(Recommended by Sara Fenske Bahat, episode 2)
An ambitious civic experiment that gives citizens across the ideological spectrum the power to co-create solutions to divisive issues.
Comic Book Legal Defense Fund
(Recommended by Jean Michel David, episode 4)
A non-profit organization that protects the First Amendment rights of comics creators, publishers, and retailers, and covers their legal expenses.
Community on the Rise
(Recommended by Mollie Erickson, episode 1)
The only nonprofit in Alabama recycling #5PP plastics, “and it is the hands of survivors who are providing this beneficial service for our earth and economy,” the org’s website tells us. Shop their products.
Food Justice DMV
(Recommended by Suzanne Ehlers, episode 5)
“A volunteer collective born in the fire of covid that stands in solidarity with thousands of neighbors.”
Global Play Brigade
(Recommended by Jordan Hirsch, episode 3)
An international community (with members in 100 countries!) of volunteer play and performance activists who believe that integrating play into everyday life and work is vital for creating hope, possibility, emotional well-being, and development.
Kingston Stockade FC
(Recommended by Vanessa Van Burek, episode 4)
A men's semi-professional soccer club based in Kingston, NY and a pioneer in the "open source soccer" movement – bringing transparency and data to the process of building lower level soccer clubs to help grow and change the game from the bottom up.
Philanos
(Recommended by Michelle Hynes, episode 7, who sits on their board of directors)
A diverse collective philanthropy network that empowers and advances women’s collective giving to strengthen communities. Find a women’s giving circle near you.
Pigs and Pugs Project
(Recommended by Kimberly Wilson, episode 7)
Founded by Wilson, this small nonprofit supports the work of pig sanctuaries and pug rescue organizations throughout the United States through micro-grants and events that raise awareness.
Running Start
(Recommended by Johanna Derlega, episode 5)
A leadership program that supports young women to run for office.
Shepherd's Clinic in Baltimore
(Recommended by Dr. Neda Frayha, episode 1)
A free clinic in Baltimore, Maryland that provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary health care to the uninsured. “The people there do such wonderful work for so many patients, and they rely on the good will of others to do so,” Neda shares.
US Chamber of Connection
(Recommended by Mirit Cohen, episode 2)
A new civic institution that mobilizes and equips cross-sector leaders to create connection and trust in their communities.
Women’s Foundation of California
(Recommended by Jay Moon Fields, episode 6)
Dedicated to achieving racial, economic, environmental, and gender justice by centering the experience and expertise of communities most impacted by systemic injustice. Their vision: a feminist future for California.
More “Give-a-Damn” Shout-outs coming soon as new episodes drop!