The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Six Questions with Laurie Lemley of Phoenix Theatre Company
Marilyn HawkesOctober 9, 2023
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Five Questions with Margaret Taylor of A New Leaf
Marilyn HawkesJune 22, 2023
For more than a decade, Margaret Taylor has been volunteering at A New Leaf, a Valley nonprofit devoted to helping families, children and adults overcome challenges from homelessness to domestic violence to mental health issues. Taylor’s work centers around scheduling meals at East Valley Men’s Center, a homeless shelter in Mesa that houses about 110 men each night. Recently, Taylor hit a milestone in her volunteer work: Scheduling 1 million meals for the center. Here’s...
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Four Questions for Anne Landers of Junior Achievement of Arizona
Marilyn HawkesFebruary 9, 2023
Junior Achievement of Arizona’s mission is to empower future generations with the knowledge and skills to succeed in the workplace and beyond, by teaching kids and young adults about money management, workforce readiness and entrepreneurial thinking. We recently connected with Anne Landers, Junior Achievement of Arizona’s vice president of strategic impact, about some of JA’s programs. What are some of the important and valuable skills that participants learn by participating in Junior Achievement? Junior Achievement is the...
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Five Questions with Jarrett Ransom of St. Joseph the Worker
Marilyn HawkesNovember 23, 2022
Now serving as the interim CEO of St. Joseph the Worker (SJW), Jarrett Ransom has held many titles with the organization, including chief philanthropy officer and interim chief operations officer. Within the last year, SJW has worked with more than 7,000 clients. We recently talked with Ransom about the nonprofit’s mission and objectives. Tell me about the mission of St. Joseph the Worker. Since 1988, the mission of St. Joseph the Worker has been to...
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Five Questions for Jodi Polanski of Lost Our Home Pet Rescue
Marilyn HawkesSeptember 28, 2022
In our continuing series about Valley nonprofit organizations, we recently caught up with Lost Our Home Pet Rescue founder and executive director Jodi Polanski to learn more about her organization. Why did you start Lost Our Home Pet Rescue? I was working as a mortgage banker and volunteering at a pet rescue during the housing crisis of 2008 and kept hearing stories from realtors about pets found abandoned in foreclosed homes, often without food or...
The PHiXAZ Nonprofits: Four Questions for Rebecca Thimsen of Arizona Helping Hands
Marilyn HawkesApril 11, 2022
Over the past two years, life has been trying in many ways. Some days the news is bleak and we tend to forget that there’s a lot of good in this world. There are many folks in the Valley who devote their time to nonprofit agencies, from animal rescues to homeless shelters. In this blog series on Valley nonprofits, we shed light on some of the people and organizations that are making a difference. ...