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Kate Schmidgall

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Having built a team of dozens of independent creative professionals and featuring the work of more than a hundred nonprofits, Kate is continually looking for ways to contribute to her broader community.

Kate Schmidgall's Stories

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Dinner by the Sea

Israel/Palestine

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Beyond the Wrapping Paper

Washington, DC

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67 Million Hopes in the Middle East

Middle East

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A Challenge to Change Your Metaphor

Convictions

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Between the River and the Sea

Israel/Palestine

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"Dla vas (for you)..."

Uzhhorod, Ukraine

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Generosity At Our Core

Convictions

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"For Someone Who Has No One"

India

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"It's very, very expensive to be poor"

Washington, DC

"Hope is what you do"

Israel/Palestine

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"Ya Tam (I am there)"

Uzhhorod, Ukraine

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The Houses that Build Communities

Milwaukee, WI

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Good Gifts, Curated

Washington, DC

Hospitality Without Boundaries

Washington, DC

Between the Stone and the Star

Washington, DC

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Finding Nickels on the Street

New York City, New York

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A Market of Love and Kindly Justice

Chicago, IL

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The Heart of the Fire Service

Washington, DC

"...to see culture invigorated toward good."

Washington, DC

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Flip Flops and Phytoplankton

Nairobi, Kenya

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"They look at us like we kings. It's like, hope."

Washington, DC

The Livelihood of Cairo's Poorest

Cairo, Egypt

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Washington, DC

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Pulling Highest Potential Out of Hardest Life Places

Chicago, IL

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Reject Cynicism, Defy Apathy, Celebrate Good

Washington, DC

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Restoring Sight to the Blind Tens of Thousands of Times and Not Nearly Enough

Ghana

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A Healing Place of Gritty Love and Lavender

Nashville, TN

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Lacing the Toughest Terrain with Life Saving

Nepal

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Libraries Changing The Margins of The World

Ca Mau, Vietnam

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Radical Young Poets Leading Us Toward One Another

Chicago, IL

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Running the Streets We Used to Sleep On

Philadelphia, PA

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The Stuff Cures Are Made Of

Mexico

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A Land of Honey, Plums and Landmines

Bosnia + Herzegovina

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The Farm That Grows Farmers

Germantown, MD

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Is there anything right, pure, admirable, lovely?

Washington, DC

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The Strongest Little Beats in Beijing

Beijing, China

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Baltimore’s Warehouse of Many Chances

Baltimore, MD

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The Mechanics of Life, Work and Bicycles

Chicago, IL

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Weaving Us Together, All Of Us

Shreveport, LA

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The Children Will Rebuild The Country

Ouanaminthe, Haiti

The Untold Story of The World's Greatest Potential

Middle East

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Flipping Flops Into Statement Art

Nairobi, Kenya

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Jazzy Suppers Building New Futures

San Francisco, CA

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Crushing Hopelessness in Chicago's South Side

Chicago, IL

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Sweetness In The Garbage Slums of Cairo

Cairo, Egypt

Why We Do This + What's Next

Washington, DC

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Professional Pathways for High School Seniors

Washington, DC

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What It Takes for Trafficking Victims to Become Survivors

Madrid, Spain

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The Very Best Granola, Made By Refugees

Providence, Rhode Island

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Caring for High-Risk, Low-Income, Pregnant Teens

Washington, DC

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Coaching Futbol, Coaching Life

Guatemala City, Guatemala