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 April 13, 2020
It’s been 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, but a powerful collection of oral histories shows the barriers in today’s world that still prevent disabled people…
Posted April 6, 2020
April 7, 2020 is #FinHealthMatters Day. American Family Insurance is a proud member of the Financial Health Network. Through my early childhood, I was aware of my family’s financial situation.…
Posted March 31, 2020
Our colleague Dr. Joy Ippolito is out with a Medium.com blog highlighting the importance of talking about mental health during a time like this. Joy is a Social Impact Investment…
Posted March 26, 2020
We fully understand the daily challenges facing our entire country right now with the COVID-19 virus but did not want to miss an opportunity to celebrate Women's History Month with…
Posted March 20, 2020
The Institute is sponsoring a new gener8tor program to help Wisconsin small businesses get through the COVID-19 outbreak. There will be daily webinars "designed to identify, understand and help small…
Posted March 17, 2020
Good morning, After careful consideration and with guidance from our corporate pandemic specialists, the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact has made the difficult decision to remain…
Posted March 13, 2020
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause, but The Institute is closed through March 31 due to the growing concern of COVID-19. We will not be accepting any event…
Posted March 11, 2020
Josh Arquilevich entered the job market last fall with a computer science degree and a firm grasp on the strengths he had to offer any employer. “I’m committed, creative, patient,…
Posted January 21, 2020
Climate change is a major topic this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland as leaders continue to discuss governmental and private efforts to address the issue. Former…
Posted November 25, 2019
Thursday will be the first Thanksgiving Kory Crossman’s shared at home in nearly 30 years. He got out of prison in January and without the help of his mentor, Jon…
Posted November 20, 2019
FEATURE: LOTUS Legal Clinic, Milwaukee, WI Sitting at the sentencing of the man who sexually assaulted her, 15-year-old Lindsey Anderson was already thinking about how she could use her traumatizing…
Posted November 14, 2019
While many of my peers were tasked with running coffee and filing papers at their summer internships, mine gave me the space to do something inspiring. Over the course of…
Posted October 18, 2019
I remember the first pitch I ever made to a venture capitalist to raise funds for my social enterprise. As the co-founder of a company that worked to increase livelihood…
Posted October 10, 2019
Lauren Usher will be the first to admit she wasn't sure what would come out of her latest effort. The gBETA social impact director teamed with the Institute in late…
Posted September 12, 2019
“They honestly gave me the tools to be a better person.” That’s how Kevin Christmas describes the impact of the Philadelphia-based non-profit New Leash on Life USA which is a…