Category: Social Innovation
United Way currently accepting innovative ideas for social change
Upstream, a social innovation challenge for ages 18-24, invites Northeast Florida residents to develop creative solutions for community issues.
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Upstream winners share first quarter results
2017 Upstream winners, Food Fighters: Student Powered Hunger Relief, share quarter one results.
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Giving Back: Local young professional grew up giving back
Matt Flagler sees his role in giving back as definitely hands-on in making Jacksonville a better place to live. As an Atlantic Circle chair for United Way of Northeast Florida, Flagler has played a pivotal role in getting young professionals throughout the city involved in helping others.
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Giving Back: Long-time volunteer discusses how United Way changed her life
Henson was also closely involved with this year’s Upstream competition – a social innovation challenge for young professionals that provides grant funding for groundbreaking ideas – and was pleased to see the impressive ideas set forth by the students.
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Giving Back: Upstream team up to spruce up Downtown through student art
Noelle O’Connor and Tylyn Recore-Dagsaan are in every way a team – you’ll hear it in the way they finish each other’s sentences, laughingly keeping each other focused.
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