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Stories Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.
Rapper and entrepreneur Killer Mike is a prominent participant in the Who Are You?™ movement, which empowers young people — and society — to redefine career success through the lens of culture, creativity, and self-discovery. (Credit: WAY.org)    FEATURED STORY WAY and Stand Together are transforming how we define career success
Who is Stand Together?

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems, from education to the economy, broken communities, and toxic division, among dozens of other pressing issues. We provide our partners with access to resources including funding, a unique network of peers, and a playbook for applying proven principles to transform lives and society.

Stories

Solutions to America’s biggest problems are emerging all around us. See the inspiring leaders behind them, and how their bottom-up approaches are transforming people’s lives.

All Stories Man in an office holding two phones. Employees with purpose are more engaged. Data offers new insights.

Gallup research reveals the benefits of purpose at work and what employers can do to foster it.

Photo of Frederick Douglass. What Frederick Douglass can teach us about civic life

His story shows how principled engagement can lead to progress, even in deeply divided times.

Events leading up to Super Bowl weekend. Supporting NFL players’ philanthropy before the big game

More than a dozen photos show how NFL players, legends, and their families are making a difference.

Three people walk along a red rock trail toward layered desert cliffs. The education shift happening in Navajo Nation that you need to see

How a community used Elevate USA’s national model to better support its students.

Girl walking into a surprise room renovation. How a simple redesign can change an entire life

Humble Design harnesses the power of community to turn houses into homes.

A woman with glasses. Is dropping the degree enough to build an inclusive workforce?

New research shows what it takes for employers to meaningfully transform their hiring practices.

A group of workers looking at a phone. What happens when learners and employers build opportunity together

HXOUSE is helping young creatives dream bigger and realize the potential they never knew they had.

Virginia Walden Ford speaking. One mom’s legacy of school choice

Virginia Walden Ford’s fight for her son helped change the education landscape.

Man standing on top of a mountain. ‘SOBER’: A story of recovery powered by community

Los Angeles’ Phoenix community is getting sober and reclaiming joy and strength.

Panel speaking at an event. The American Dream lives on. This film contest shows how.

“From Minutes to Movies ShortFest” highlighted films rooted in the American Dream.

Women holding hands. Survivors know what they need. This nonprofit helps them get it.

Empowered Network shows what’s possible when survivors take charge of rebuilding their lives.

Student at EPIC. What if work-based learning became the new education norm?

How real-world experience helps students discover purpose before graduation.

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