Stories and insights

IMPACCT Academy students begin their 14-weeks by working with colleagues on a team-building activity that also fosters many of the soft skills employers want to see. (Photo courtesy of Granite State Independent Living.)

A profound difference

October 3, 2017

Program officer Kirsten Scobie on how one component of one small grant had a profound impact on the lives of young people

Texas National Guardsmen rescue a resident by boat during flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Aug. 27, 2017. (Army National Guard photo by Lt. Zachary West.)

Hurricane relief: how to help

October 1, 2017

Established nonprofits are working to meet immediate and long-term needs. Here are some ways to help

Cathy McLaurin of Danville, NH, winner of the 2017 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. (Photo by Tammy Byron.)

Cathy McLaurin receives 2017 Artist Advancement Grant

September 27, 2017

A preacher, a Monet, a legal struggle and an artist’s imagination

Imaginable

September 25, 2017

Bending Theodore Parker’s long arc of the moral universe toward justice means not only confronting and rejecting overt hatred; it means understanding and addressing the root causes of inequity

Penny Severance, owner of Perley Farm in Royalton, VT, overwhelmed by Hurricane Irene's devastation and her community's generosity. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Helping communities rebuild

September 20, 2017

It’s what community foundations do in the wake of natural disasters. Learn how you can pitch in

Julie Everett Hill, RN, director of operations at White Mountain Community Health Center. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Having the conversation, consistently

September 18, 2017

Screen & Intervene gives medical providers an effective and consistent way to talk about substance use — and help young people stay healthy

The Nighthawk. (Illustration by Adelaide Tyrol.)

Summer’s last exhale

September 15, 2017

The Outside Story: Common nighthawks are neither common, nor nocturnal, nor hawks. But they are really cool

Amy Sandback of Rindge, NH. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Amy Sandback worked with the Monadnock Conservancy and the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to preserve a large tract of wild land, and create funds to support a variety of causes and organizations