Reimagining our collective potential
Posted June 19, 2023
School’s out for summer. The familiar refrain and rhythm from Alice Cooper’s timeless hit rings through my head as I watch my kids run across the lawn chasing each other…
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Beyond Mental Health Awareness Month
Posted June 6, 2023
You likely saw a lot from us at the AmFam Institute during Mental Health Awareness Month in May. May also marked four years that I’ve spent with the Institute, splitting…
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“No act is too small to support the health and wellbeing of those around you”
Posted May 15, 2023
Most days, I strive to live by the adage that you cannot be helpful to others if you aren’t also taking care of yourself. While this is an important maxim…
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5 Minutes with Thea Gay: NationSwell Fellow
Posted April 18, 2023
Young people play an essential role organizing and advocating for social and environmental change. We see them and want to empower them to increase their impact. In partnership with NationSwell, we…
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Fundraising in Crazy Times
Posted April 17, 2023
A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Dr. Joy Ippolito and I had a chance to speak on an interview series along with Sarah Parkins from The Kadence Group and…
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Why we are “All-In” on Waterloo, Iowa
Posted February 13, 2023
It is hard to meet Rodney Anderson and not immediately feel like part of his family. It’s also impossible not to be moved by his dreams for his community.…
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Part 3: Babies, Aunties, Doulas: Our 2022 Birth Justice Year in Review
Posted February 9, 2023
In December, I sat down with Enjolie Lafaurie, one of the founding members of the Cihuapactli Collective. Cihuapactli (pronounced: see-wa-pac-tli) means “women’s medicine” in Nahuatl, a language Indigenous to now-Mexico.…
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Part 2: Babies, Aunties, Doulas: Our 2022 Birth Justice Year in Review
Posted January 30, 2023
Welcome to our second installment on our 2022 Birth Justice Year in Review. In my first post, I introduced the Healthy Youth Development Strategic Partnership team and our commitment to…
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Babies, Aunties, Doulas: Our 2022 Birth Justice Year in Review
Posted January 17, 2023
Over three weeks in January, Community and Social Impact Intern Theresa Nelson will share updates about the Healthy Youth Development Strategic Partnership team’s work to close equity gaps in Birth…
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Meet the Founders
Posted January 13, 2023
The American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact is a venture capital firm and partner of choice for exceptional entrepreneurs who are building scalable, sustainable businesses in a…
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Coming Together for Good: 2022 Year in Review
Posted January 6, 2023
2022 created one of the most challenging markets we have seen in a long time. Driven by the war in Ukraine and continued COVID pandemic issues, public and private markets…
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Mental Health Treatments: Designing with the Patient in View
Posted December 6, 2022
I have often thought mental health issues weren’t to be taken too seriously. This is because the issue and its treatment, especially therapy, is not considered a major topic of…
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Social Impact Through Investment: Our First Impact Report
Posted October 14, 2022
When we started the Institute four years ago this month, we all agreed very quickly that our mission was going to be to close equity gaps across America. We decided…
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Authentic Impact: A reflection on our first Founder Summit
Posted October 6, 2022
I’ve been lucky enough to have worked at the AmFam Institute since its inception in 2019. Being part of the founding team has given me a front row seat to…
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Investing for Impact in Healthy Youth Development
Posted July 21, 2022
This summer marks the start of the AmFam Institute's fourth year of making investments into social impact startups. Three years ago, we brought our expertise and experience into “dimensioning” what…
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