This blog highlights stories of the entrepreneur’s journey. We believe in featuring both the head and the heart of our portfolio companies and other social impactors from around the country.
Posted November 9, 2023
When Dr. Roxie Hentz was working for the Wisconsin’s State Education Agency, she saw a single statistic that would change her life: Wisconsin’s achievement gap for students of color is…
Posted October 31, 2023
The Institute is proud to support the Positive Social Change Challenge within the Brotherhood Initiative at the University of Washington. It challenges students to work collaboratively on the social issues…
Posted October 20, 2023
How the grocery store, community center, restaurant, and laundromat are inspiring a predominantly Black community. When Willie Mae Wright stepped off a train from Mississippi and started a new life…
Posted October 5, 2023
At the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, we're dedicated to closing equity gaps in the U.S. by investing in early-stage startups. Elevating family incomes is pivotal…
Posted September 30, 2023
We are thrilled to celebrate the five-year anniversary of the AmFam Institute. We have so much to celebrate and so much more to look forward to. Since we are still…
Posted September 13, 2023
As we prepare for Climate Week in NYC, we're excited to put a spotlight on the innovative climate startups within our portfolio as examples of the impact that can be…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…