In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community.   We’ve all seen those amazing Egyptian historical documentaries on BBC, National Geographic, PBS, and elsewhere. But who shoots them? Ash Hasen’s production company Blue Pyramid. Read on to learn […]

After attending church one afternoon, a group of friends in the nation’s capital asked themselves this question: How could they start an organization to meet the needs of children without asking for anything in return? “I’ve been doing community service for years,” says Steve Messeh, “and it bothered me that a lot of the time […]

AiLun Ku has always been inspired by community service. With an MPA in nonprofit management, she says she finally found a way to align her professional goals with a full-time job. “I was working at admissions at New York University,” says Ku, “but was interested in shifting my career towards direct service and working with […]

Andrew Tyree wants to take you on the adventure of a lifetime. Tyree, the founder of Coast to Costa, won’t be your sole tour guide on this journey. He’s made plenty of friends with the locals during his visits to South America and Europe, and they’re happy to share their expertise. “It’s like you’re being […]

Haiti has the lowest literacy rate in the Western Hemisphere, a fact that frustrated community organizer Mike Chambers. But figuring out how to change that fact frustrated him until he made one key connection. “I met Paul English, who had been working in Haiti as a philanthropist,” says Chambers. “We started spending a lot of […]

In this series, WeWork’s director of digital community selects a WeWork member to get to know better, sharing her fun findings with the rest of the community.   I recently heard about Meucci, a messaging service that unites all platforms, from Skype to traditional phone calls to FaceTime. And it uses minimal bandwidth, meaning you won’t […]

At eight years old, Eleanor Turner already had her “lifelong dream” figured out. During a road trip up the East Coast with her grandparents, the Lynchburg, Virginia native had a blast drawing the people she saw, focusing mostly on what they were wearing. After the trip ended, her curiosity about clothing continued: she used leftover […]

Cristi Hegranes has plenty of reasons to celebrate. This year, the nonprofit organization she founded, the Global Press Institute, marks its 10th anniversary. It’s been winning numerous awards, including a $1.25 million grant from the prestigious MacArthur Foundation. “It’s an exciting moment,” says Hegranes, who is dedicated to training female journalists. “It really marks our organization’s transition […]