Meet David Kietzman!

One of the most powerful tools in the changemaker toolkit is storytelling. As managing partner and chief engagement officer of Momentum Solutions, David Kietzman and his team help changemakers tell stories that matter. And David’s own story is a fascinating one. He’s taught art in Central America, led nonprofits, launched a giving circle, lectured at…

Meet Joy Burkhard!

Joy Burkhard, Executive Director of 2020 Mom, registered early for Upswell. She also joined other changemakers in February for our first Upswell Lab in Los Angeles to discuss how LA’s successes and challenges could inform a national gathering of changemakers. Learn how she’s tackling maternal mental health disorders – and how she hopes Upswell will…

Meet Ryan Easterly!

In considering the social sector’s most valuable resources, diversity could easily be at the top of the list. The varied experiences, skills, and identities that changemakers carry with them might just be the key to solving our most complex challenges. Ryan Easterly – the very first changemaker to arrive for the very first Upswell Lab…

“We have an Upswell!”

/ By Marie LeBlanc and Christian Clansky / Last week in Los Angeles, as the first Upswell Lab attempted to wrap up, an enthusiastic buzz echoed through the Center at Cathedral Plaza. While it was quite clear that a two-hour Lab might not be long enough (more on that shortly), it was also obvious that…