Episodes
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Tucson Family Food Project
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs is joined by founder and Executive Director Steven Cota-Robles from the Tucson Family Food Project. The conversation explores the development, scalability, and expansion of the Tucson Family Food Project. Every week, TTFFP teaches 6th, 7th…
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Feminist Bird Club of Tucson
This week’s Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Riana Johnson and Melissa Fratello, co-founders of the Tucson chapter of the Feminist Bird Club. The Feminist Bird Club is dedicated to promoting inclusivity in birding and providing a safe opportunity for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, BIPOC, and…
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Friends of Pima Animal Care Center
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Torre Chisholm, the Executive Director of the Friends of Pima Animal Care Center (Friends of PACC). Friends of PACC supports Pima Animal Care Center and enhances its efforts to save the lives of pets in need. Torre and Stephanie...
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Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona
KXCI Nonprofit Spotlight Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona's mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place—here in Southern Arizona and beyond.
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The Northern Jaguar Project
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie sits down with Roberto Wolf, Program Director of the Northern Jaguar Project. Roberto discusses the organization’s mission to protect jaguars in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands through initiatives such as Vivendo con Felinos, environmental education,...
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Make Way for Books
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie sits down with Yissel Salafsky, Chief Executive Officer of Make Way for Books, to explore the organization’s mission to ensure that all children have the opportunity to read and succeed. Yissel shares how Make Way for Books fulfills this mission…
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Untitled Gallery
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie talks with Emily Hallowell, Fine Art Photographer and co-director of Untitled Gallery, about their mission to support working artists in the Tucson community and their evolution as a project of the Warehouse Management Arts District Organization…
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Arizona Trail Association
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Matthew Nelson, the Executive Director of the Arizona Trail Association. The Arizona National Scenic Trail is a complete non-motorized path from Mexico to Utah, stretching 800 diverse miles across Arizona to link deserts…
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Center for Creative Photography
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Todd Tubutis, director of the Center for Creative Photography. They discuss Todd's first year as director, the center's history, and the programs and resources available to students and the public. The Center for Creative...
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Community Investment Corporation and Startup Tucson
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Danny Knee, the Executive Director of the Community Investment Corporation (CIC), and Keneshia Raymond, Director of Programs and Access to Capital at Startup Tucson. They discuss the partnership between Start Up Tucson and the CIC...
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Arizona Women's Chorus
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with the Conductor and Artistic Director of the Arizona Women's Chorus, Terrie Ashbaugh. They discuss their 30-year history in Tucson, world travel, and the upcoming season.
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Sky Islands High School
This episode, The Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Sky Islands High School. Sky Islands was founded in 2008 as a unique academic program that emphasizes social, ecological, environmental, and place-based literacy. Miranda spoke with Enrollment Enhancement Coordinator Karina Levy about their urban...
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St. Luke's Home
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Executive Director Terri Walden and Development Director Brit Weiland from St. Luke’s Home. St. Luke’s Home is a holistic, assisted-living community for people aged 55 and older of limited financial means. They discuss the work of...
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Southside Worker Center
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Coordinator Valentina Lucero and Leadership Team Member Marlon Casanova from the Southside Worker Center. The Southside Worker Center supports a community of worker-leaders building collective power and raising the standards of...
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University of Arizona Poetry Center
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Wren Goblirsch and Gema Ornelas, K-12 Education & Community Engagement Specialist UA Poetry Center. The UA Poetry Center's mission is to advance a diverse and robust literary culture that serves a local-to-global spectrum of…
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Tucson Clean & Beautiful
This episode, The Nonprofit Spotlight shines on Tucson Clean & Beautiful (TCB). The purpose of TCB is to preserve and improve our environment, conserve natural resources, and enhance the quality of life in the City of Tucson and eastern Pima County. Miranda spoke with Nichole Casebeer...
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Our Family Services
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Jamie Snyder, Cheif Executive Officer of Our Family Services. Celebrating its 70th year serving Tucson, Our Family Services is dedicated to eliminating homelessness and strengthening our community. Stephanie and Jamie discuss their...
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Arts Express Theatre
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Karen Wiese, Executive Director and Producer of Arts Express Theatre. With over 39 years of service in Southern Arizona, Arts Express Theatre is dedicated to building a better community through the arts! Stephanie and Karen discuss...
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Greater Tucson Leadership
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Justin Lukasewicz, the CEO of Greater Tucson Leadership (GTL). The Mission of Greater Tucson Leadership is to inspire, develop, and promote leadership that impacts the Greater Tucson Region. They discuss GTL’s leadership programs…
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Sonoran Prevention Works (SPW)
This week, KXCI DJ Miranda shines the Nonprofit Spotlight on Jess Patrick, Development Manager for Sonoran Prevention Works (SPW), whose mission is to build a healthy Arizona with people who use drugs. Jess Patrick, Development Manager for Sonoran Prevention Works SPW was founded by and for…
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Southern Arizona Rescue Association
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Nic Jones, the President of the Southern Arizona Rescue Association. Also known as SARA is a non-profit, all-volunteer search and rescue organization serving southern Arizona and Pima County since 1958 without charge for its...
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Courtney's Courage
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Kathy Ogden, the founder, and ambassador of Courtney’s Courage. Courtney’s Courage is dedicated to raising funds for children’s cancer research, specifically neuroblastoma, and to assist with support services for pediatric cancer...
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Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Carol Peters, NP Public Health Nurse at the Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute. The Thomas D. Boyer Liver Institute conducts research on, teaches about, and provides comprehensive care for the diagnosis and treatment of medical...
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Homicide Survivors Inc.
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Dennisse Ley, the Executive Director of Homicide Survivors Inc., Whose mission is to help meet the crisis and long-term needs of families of murder victims through support, advocacy, and assistance. Through support, advocacy, and...
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Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Ed Sakwa, the Executive Director of the Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse and how Emerge goes beyond the traditional approach of providing survivors with resources including emergency shelter, safety planning, and DV education....
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Kino Border Initiative
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Joanna Williams, the Executive Director of the Kino Border Initiative. Kino Border Initiative, since 2008 has united six Catholic organizations in an effort to be a humanizing presence and to foster bi-national solidarity on the...
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The Resilience Project
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Renee Kargleder, the founder and Executive Director of the Resilience Project. The Resilience Project is a dynamic research-based nonprofit dedicated to care and servicing of Survivors of Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault (SV/SA)....
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Youth World Education Project
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Tara Laurie-Manson, the founder, and CEO of Youth World Education Project (YWEP). She recognizes one of the best ways to bring about change is through education. Following high school, she pursued her academic studies in psychology...
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Owl & Panther
In this episode, Miranda Schubert shines The Nonprofit Spotlight on Abby Hungwe, Managing Director of Owl & Panther. The mission of Owl & Panther is to inspire and support refugees and society in embracing change, life and hope through healing-centered engagement in expressive arts, community...
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Tucson Peace Center
In this episode, Miranda Schubert shines The Nonprofit Spotlight on Mary DeCamp, President of the Tucson Peace Center. The Tucson Peace Center supports the movements for peace, social justice, environmental justice, and labor equity. Among other things, they publish a print version of the Tucson...
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Tucson Repair Café
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Rocky Baier, co-founder of Tucson Repair Café. Rocky shares the history of repair cafés and the vision of Arizona’s first repair café to create a more sustainable Tucson. From a broken toaster or lamp to a PlayStation circuit…
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Mission Garden
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Julie Robinson the first and new Executive Director of Friends of Tucson’s Birthplace the nonprofit that manages Mission Garden. Julie shares how Mission Garden started ten years ago and how they have grown to fulfill their mission...
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Mending Souls
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Michelle Don Carlos, the President and Founder of Mending Souls. Michelle shares how Mending Souls partners with a variety of organizations like the Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse, Youth on Their Own, and Human Society as…
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Just Communities Arizona
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Caroline Isaacs, the Executive Director of Just Communities Arizona, formerly part of the American Friends Service Committee. Caroline shares JCA’s unique approach to the punishment system in that “punishment doesn’t cultivate...
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Southern Arizona Legal Aid Begin Again Expungement Project
In this episode of Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Katie Rogers the Senior Attorney for the Begin Again Expungement Project at Southern Arizona Legal Aid whose mission is to provide equal access to justice in a self-empowering and dignified manner. Katie goes in-depth about the...
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Borderlinks
In this episode of The Nonprofit Spotlight, Stephanie Engs talks with Ren Manning Co-Director and Director of Education at BorderLinks about the reality of life on the borderlands being much more complex and unjust than most people realize. BorderLinks offers experiential learning opportunities...
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Easterseals Blake Foundation
This week Stephanie Engs talks with Oliver Kammeyer Marketing & Donor Relations Manager of the Easterseals Blake Foundation about their partnership with Aviva Children’s Services for their Holiday Toy Drive.
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BICAS
https://kxci.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-10-21-to-11-23-21-NonprofitS-BICAS.mp3 In this episode of The Nonprofit Spotlight, Cheron Taylor talks with Shruti Kaul from BICAS (Bicycle Inter-Community Art & Salvage) a worker self-directed nonprofit 501(c)(3) bicycle center located just north of...
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SAAVI Services for the Blind
This week we are rebroadcasting a previous episode from August 2020. Thank you for visiting KXCI.org Elva De La Torre talks with Roxanne Torres from SAAVI Services for the Blind about who they serve in our community and how they have adapted their programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ScholarshipsA-Z
ScholarshipsA-Z is an immigrant-youth led organization that cultivates the power of Undocumented youth to create spaces where immigrant families have access to the educational and social resources they deserve and where youth work alongside educators to transform Arizona’s educational landscape....
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Groundworks
In this episode of The Nonprofit Spotlight, Bridgitte Thum talks with Logan Greene about promoting a youth driven music and arts community here in Tucson. Groundworks is a relatively new (2019) youth-driven community arts space in Tucson. They are a team of artists, musicians and educators.…
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No More Deaths/No Más Muertes
No More Deaths/No Más Muertes is a humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona. The mission of No More Deaths is to end death and suffering in the Mexico-US borderlands through civil initiative: People of conscience working openly and in community to uphold fundamental human rights. Our...
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Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project
Elva speaks with Acting Deputy Director Lillian Aponte about the work of The Florence Project, how they have been continuing to serve their clients during the Covid-19 crisis, and what those clients are currently experiencing while they are held in detention facilities. This episode originally...
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YWCA of Southern Arizona
In this episode of The Nonprofit Spotlight, Cheron speaks with Magdalena Verdugo, CEO of the YWCA of Southern Arizona, about the organization’s services and programs drive its mission to eliminate racism and empower women.
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Sister Jose Women's Center
In this episode of The Nonprofit Spotlight, Cheron spoke with Sister Jose Women’s Center Executive Director Jean Fedigan about the organization’s work offering practical support and a pathway out of homelessness for area women.
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Educational Enrichment Foundation
Cheron spoke with Dawn Bell, Executive Director of Educational Enrichment Foundation, to learn more about the organization’s work throughout the Tucson Unified School District.
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Arizona Land and Water Trust
Elva spoke with Liz Petterson, Executive Director of Arizona Land and Water Trust about the organization’s work throughout Southern Arizona.
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3rd Decade
Elva spoke with Executive Director Scott Bennet about 3rd Decade’s program for teaching young people important financial skills. To find out more about the organization visit 3rd Decade.
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Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center
Elva spoke with Dr. Steve Dudley, Director of The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center about the Center’s work and how they have supported Arizona Department of Health Services during the Covid-19 crisis by being the point of contact for community members with specific questions about the...
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Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest
Elva recently spoke with Connie Phillips, President and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest about their programs. One program that Connie highlighted was their Refugee Youth Mentorship Program. Learn more by listening to the segment.
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