Changemakers

Community organizer Jessie Jefferson.

Tireless ‘Ms. Jessie’ Cultivates Next Generation of Neighborhood Leaders

Jessie Jefferson is developing a new generation of neighborhood leaders as a consultant and community organizer for a host of neighborhoods.

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Daniel Gilmore, founder of Chosen Creative Concepts.

Ferguson, Missouri, Experience Inspires Marketer to be ‘Incubator’ for Creatives 

Daniel Gilmore plans to start a nonprofit marketing agency, Chosen Creative Concepts, to link people of color with a network of resources and opportunities.

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Jim Atwater, founder of Aptly.

Hearing-Impaired Nonprofit Founder Aims to Remove Blinders from Corporate America

Snubs experienced by people with disabilities inspired Jim Atwater to establish Aptly, which provides employment assistance for underserved people.

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Mary Taylor is the founder of the nonprofit 3 Quarters of the Way Done.

Former Inmate Serves as ‘Voice on the Outside’ for Women Prisoners

Mary Taylor’s life took unexpected turns on the path that would lead her to be founder of the nonprofit 3 Quarters of the Way Done.

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Adrion Roberson, co-founder of KC United! Youth Sports & Education Initiative.

KCK Sports, Education Nonprofit Embodies Passion of its Co-Founder

Adrion Roberson has stopped coaching youth football after more than three decades. But even after leaving the sidelines, he remains driven to transform the lives of his players and their parents.

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