KNOWMORE!
by Queen City Podcast Network
Latest episode
Tashara Brown: Common Wealth Charlotte
Tashara Brown: Common Wealth Charlotte
About this podcast
KnowMore (hosted by Chuck Jones, Executive Director of Common Wealth Charlotte) will be bringing on some of Charlotte’s nonprofit leaders, civic influencers, and other key community stakeholders who will discuss firsthand the challenges our economically-vulnerable neighbors face. These guests will focus on current situations facing the Charlotte community, dive into the depth with which these challenges are affecting individuals in their day-to-day lives, and offer solutions that will allow our collective community to say “No More!”
Episodes
The newest 20 of 23 episodes
- Tashara Brown: Common Wealth Charlotte · 37 minTashara Brown is well known for her work as Community Engagement Manager at Charlotte Works, and she brings deep experience in community partnership, workforce development, as…
- Kristin Beck: Social Venture Partners Charlotte · 45 minSocial Venture Partners (SVP) Charlotte is an innovative venture Philanthropy organization that provides a path for passionate and committed individuals to collectively invest…
- LaToya Faustin: She Built This City · 34 minShe Built This City provides industry-disruptive programming that sparks interest and builds pathways to lucrative careers in the skilled trades for youth, women, and…
- Kenny Robinson & Ashley Schreiber: Freedom Fighting Missionaries · 1 h 0 min“Making the best out of a second chance.” This is what Kenny Robinson envisioned for others when he founded Freedom Fighting Missionaries (FFM) - to create pathways for those…
- Ryan Grammatico: Right Moves For Youth · 35 min"Building positive relationships that develop social capital." From the very beginning, Right Moves For Youth (RMFY) has ensured that youth have the support and guidance needed…
- Tim Miner & Matt Olin: Charlotte Is Creative · 53 minCharlotte Is Creative develops and runs initiatives such as Queen City Quiz Show, the HUG (“Helpful Unfettered Gift”) creative microgrant program, and a media channel (“The…
- Jada B. Charley: Crittenton of NC · 33 minThroughout the past 121 years, Crittenton of NC has served over 45,000 women and children across North Carolina. Best known for its Maternity Program, a residential program…
- Jonathan Gardner: GardHouse · 36 minAfter determining that underserved college students were twice as likely to be unemployed than their counterparts for the last fifty years, Jonathan Gardner launched GardHouse, a…
- Symone Robinson: Habitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region · 35 minHabitat for Humanity of the Charlotte Region has remained a top Habitat for Humanity affiliate since its establishment in 1983 – with over 4,200 families having been served to…
- Trevor Melito: Sandee Road Ventures · 33 minTrevor Melito is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Sandee Road Ventures (SRV), as well as the next guest of our KnowMore Podcast series! SRV aims to offer optimal investment…
- Brian Li: Providence Day School · 39 minIt’s the start of Season 2 and we have a great guest to kick us off, Brian Li! Brian has been at Providence Day School for 20 years and has taught math as well as personal…
- April Whitlock: LendingTree/LendingTree Foundation · 45 min · Season 1 Episode 12It’s the final episode of season 1, and we saved a very special guest for this one! April Whitlock leads LendingTree’s efforts in identifying, vetting, and funding nonprofits of…
- Manuel Campbell: ASPIRE Community Capital · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 11ASPIRE Community Capital provides current and future business owners with the critical resources they need to start a business and succeed at it - through training, coaching…
- Trina Fullard: Charlotte Rescue Mission · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 10Charlotte Rescue Mission (CRM) is one of Charlotte’s longest-running faith-based organizations - transforming lives since 1938! The organization envisions a world free of…
- Federico Rios: Foundation For The Carolinas · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 9This episode’s special guest is a real treat! Brought in by Foundation For The Carolinas, Federico Rios is now Senior Vice President of the Robinson Center for Civic Leadership…
- Hannah Beavers: Freedom Communities · 48 min · Season 1 Episode 8Families are the center point of everything that happens at Freedom Communities. This organization believes that in order to transform a community, it must start with the…
- Men Tchaas Ari: Communities In Schools · 52 min · Season 1 Episode 7Men Tchaas Ari is President and CEO of Communities In Schools of Greater Charlotte. Over 12 million children in the United States, under age 18 live in poverty. In…
- Patrice Funderberg: Charlotte Center for Community Transitions · 1 h 4 min · Season 1 Episode 6The Center for Community Transitions assists those who have been justice-involved to re-enter and re-establish themselves as vibrant and contributing members of the community…
- Carolyn Allison: Charlotte Community Health Clinic · 22 min · Season 1 Episode 5Charlotte Community Health Clinic (CCHC) offers high-quality medical, dental, and behavioral health services for kids and adults. It works towards a healthy community where all…
- Kim Aprill: Feeding Charlotte · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 4Upon finding out that 40% of all food produced in the U.S. is wasted, Feeding Charlotte immediately began researching how to connect the dots between those with excess food to…
