When it comes to public and community health, we all recognize there’s so much work to be done it is easy to get overwhelmed. Where do we start? The emphasis… Read more »
Creating Systems Changes Means Creating Systems Thinkers
Stories of Impact
Making Time for Our Children
As school starts again, and my daughters return to school, I am reminded of the struggles adolescents face. The stress of friendships, academics, athletics, extracurricular activities, and family pressures can… Read more »
Catalytic Philanthropy In Action
For decades, there has been a clear divide between philanthropists and the organizations they fund. The philanthropists’ job was to provide funding. The nonprofits and other organizations receiving the… Read more »
Steps for Schools: Walking 10 Million Steps
In February, 2018, Idaho lawmakers came together for a common cause – the Steps for Schools Walking Challenge. For the fourth year in a row, Idaho’s senators, members of the… Read more »
KTVB Viewpoint: Grants Aim to Transform Communities
In late January, the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation’s executive director Kendra Witt-Doyle joined Nampa mayor Debbie Kling and KTVB’s Doug Petcash to discuss the Community Transformation Grants and how… Read more »
2017: A Year In Transformation
At the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation we are driven by our mission to bring transformation through engagement and collaboration. That is a lofty goal, but in 2017 we saw… Read more »
Entrepreneurship: It Isn’t Just for Business Anymore
Most of us have grown up thinking of entrepreneurship as strictly the domain of businesspeople: someone has an idea, invests their hard-earned dollars (or someone else’s), works to make it… Read more »
Walking the Walk: Idaho Mayors Gather to Learn
Some things you can learn from a book. Other things are best experienced first-hand. For participants in the 2017-2018 Community Health Champions Learning Collaborative, that meant a bit of class… Read more »