Transforming Shame and stigma into hope and dignity is the mission and mantra of an incredible organization called POPS The Club. POPS the Club is based on the school club model and serves to support students whose parents or loved ones are in prison or jail. POPS The Club is designed to nourish and empower students through creative expression, emotional support, and the development of community. Tune in to learn about this amazing organization. https://popsclubs.org/

United Playaz is a San Francisco-based violence prevention and youth development organization providing a comprehensive range of services to prepare vulnerable youth for higher education, employment, and healthy living within a safe, nurturing, and collaborative environment. United Playaz transforms the lives of students and staff while serving the community; they employ 80% formerly incarcerated individuals. 

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The Natick Community Organic Farm is an essential part of the community by opening up space for everyone to learn about agriculture and the environment and for the next generation, stewardship, ecology, and personal responsibility. Their motto: “Open from sun-up to sundown every day of the year with no admission fee”  describes their dedication to the environment and the community!

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Learn about how urban agriculture is changing Los Angeles for the better! CultivaLa is now a verb and you can CultivaLa too. Join this interview to learn how transforming food access through transforming urban agriculture is saving many and bringing back the legacy of farming as a sexy profession! www.cultivala.org

Learn about increasing equity by making research and information accessible! World Librarians is a socio-technical system that bridges the digital divide by providing open access information through a process called Commons-Based Peer Production. They provide educational content to schools in Malawi, Kenya, and Ghana. The organization is a collaboration between teachers in Malawi and students at UMass Amherst.

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Do you have a fruit tree in your backyard or on your farm? What happens when the fruit grows and you’ve eaten or sold all you can? Do you let the rest drop to the ground? Many families in Southern California can benefit from the produce from these backyards and farms where their produce overage would otherwise be wasting away. ProduceGood is doing something about this. Learn about this amazing organization as well as gleaning, upcycling, food recovery and cosmetically challenged produce! 

TCRF is a bold organization taking on an audacious challenge by funding cutting edge cancer research, in-house programs and community partners. Listen and learn why this organization is one of the Gutsy ones! Learn more about them at www.towercancer.org.

And here's a little history of why I started Small & Gutsy as we get ready to launch and celebrate our first organization!

A little more information on the BIG little Social Impact Sector as we get ready to launch some amazing stories!

Small & Gutsy offers our listeners the opportunity to learn about the smaller, less known nonprofits and social impact organizations with revenues under $10 M. Our aim is to tell their story and further build their client, potential employee, volunteer and funding networks. Focusing on this BIG, LITTLE Sector is our way of giving back to communities by bringing their stories to life and celebrating them. Tune in every week as we interview a different organization so you can learn about them, maybe find a job, volunteer, or donate.