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  • Healing a Divided Nation Begins Face to Face

    Chris Winters

    November 12, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, South Lebanon, Ohio

    Personal connections contribute to more productive discourse, reducing polarization and divisiveness. Outreach projects such as those led by the Better Angels nonprofit and KUOW-FM in Seattle encourage conversations between individuals with differing political points of view. KUOW has run several “Ask A…” programs, including “Ask a Muslim” and “Ask a police officer,” which focus on building conservations. The Better Angels program, which includes workshops centered on discourse, has spread nationwide.

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  • Foundations Have a Not-So-Charitable Secret

    Chris Winters

    November 27, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Traditionally, private foundations have been required to give away only 5% of their wealth each year. Beyond that, the majority of funds have typically been invested in Wall Street funds, sometimes funds that fundamentally contradict their mission. This is changing. The F.B. Heron Foundation has shifted to a more socially conscious investing strategy, as have parts of the Gates and Ford foundations. Impact investing is relatively new, but it is growing in a field where the potential for impact is huge.

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  • Tiny Houses Alone Can't Solve the Housing Crisis. But Here's What Can

    Chris Winters

    May 08, 2018 |

    Yes! Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Buying a house with 8 other people, tiny houses, forming a homeowners association to buy land, and community land trust’s are all different options people are taking to find alternate forms of housing that are affordable. “They’ve defined a new American Dream. They hope others will follow their model, if not by making the same choice, then by being willing to look beyond traditional boundaries.”

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