Inside the Impact:
Gotta Have Sole

What started as a bar mitzvah project at age 12 has grown into a nonprofit providing new shoes to children in homeless shelters nationwide. Today, Gotta Have Sole is a 2025 Rising Star finalist in the .ORG Impact Awards and continues to expand its reach through powerful partnerships.
 

Inside the Impact:
Found in Translation

Found in Translation began by offering free interpreter certification but discovered graduates needed more to succeed. Today, alumni not only work in major hospitals, they return to teach, mentor, and create a community that makes the program stronger.
 

Days for Girls

Discover how Days for Girls is expanding access to menstrual care and education, and breaking down barriers for girls around the world.

Featured Resources

This month’s featured resources spotlight 2025 .ORG Impact Awards finalists whose stories show how mission-driven organizations create opportunity, dignity, and lasting change. Explore how these nonprofits are making a difference in their communities and beyond.

Inside the Impact: Gotta Have Sole

What started as a bar mitzvah project at age 12 has grown into a nonprofit providing new shoes to children in homeless shelters nationwide. Today, Gotta Have Sole is a 2025 Rising Star finalist in the .ORG Impact Awards and continues to expand its reach through powerful partnerships.

Inside the Impact: Found in Translation

Found in Translation began by offering free interpreter certification but discovered graduates needed more to succeed. Today, alumni not only work in major hospitals, they return to teach, mentor, and create a community that makes the program stronger.

Days for Girls

Discover how Days for Girls is expanding access to menstrual care and education, and breaking down barriers for girls around the world.

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Inside the Impact: Found in Translation

Inside the Impact: Found in Translation

When bilingual women arrive in the United States, their skills often go unrecognized. Degrees and experience from their home countries may not translate, and language barriers can push them into low-wage jobs. Found in Translation, based in Boston, was created to change that reality. Since 2011, the nonprofit has trained immigrant women as medical interpreters, […]

Inside the Impact: Gotta Have Sole

Inside the Impact: Gotta Have Sole

For Nicholas Lowinger, giving back started with something simple: a pair of shoes. What began as a bar mitzvah service project at age 12 has grown into Gotta Have Sole, a nonprofit that has provided new footwear to children living in homeless shelters across the United States for 15 years. Today, the organization continues to […]

Days for Girls: Access, Education, and Dignity for Girls Worldwide

Days for Girls: Access, Education, and Dignity for Girls Worldwide

When girls have access to menstrual care and health education, everything changes. They stay in school, avoid preventable health risks, and are better able to shape their own futures. Days for Girls is a global .ORG working alongside local leaders to make that access possible. They’ve reached millions of girls in more than 145 countries […]

Shared Humanity Project: A .ORG Origins Series

Shared Humanity Project: A .ORG Origins Series

Born from a bold idea to fix a broken system, Shared Humanity Project began with two individuals who believed more could be done, and has grown into a nationwide movement. Today, it tackles poverty head-on by empowering local leaders, harnessing data, and centering the power of human connection. This four-part video series takes you inside […]

Inside the Impact: Kiva

Inside the Impact: Kiva

This year marks 40 years of the .ORG domain. Since 1985, .ORG has been home to mission-driven organizations using the Internet to serve others, solve problems, and build community. From local grassroots efforts to global movements, these organizations have helped shape a legacy rooted in trust, purpose, and lasting impact. Kiva is a part of […]

How Culture Affects Your Nonprofit Success

How Culture Affects Your Nonprofit Success

Featuring PIR’s Jon Nevett on the Nonprofit MBA Podcast What role does workplace culture play in the success of a nonprofit? Quite a big one! Jon Nevett, President and CEO of Public Interest Registry (PIR), recently joined Stephen Halasnik on the Nonprofit MBA Podcast, a go-to resource for nonprofit leaders, to talk about why creating […]

Inside the Impact: School the World

Inside the Impact: School the World

For School the World, access to quality education has never been a privilege, it’s a right, no matter where a child is born. In rural communities across Central America, their approach goes beyond classrooms. It brings students, families, teachers, and entire communities into the process, to learn, grow, and thrive together. The School the World […]

Community in Conversation: Mojave Desert Land Trust

Community in Conversation: Mojave Desert Land Trust

When it comes to protecting some of the most iconic and fragile landscapes in the world, true conservation work is about more than preserving land; it’s about building lasting relationships with the people who cherish and depend on it. The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT), based in Southern California, has expanded their impact by redefining […]

Inside the Impact: Long Way Home

Inside the Impact: Long Way Home

More than a school, Long Way Home is a model for change where students lead, communities thrive, and education fuels real-world impact. At Long Way Home in rural Guatemala, education isn’t just about what happens in the classroom. For founder Matt Paneitz and his team, it’s about creating a model where learning and community action […]

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