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Doing Good™ serves nonprofits and government agencies nationwide by providing free marketing and PR tools and opportunities through podcasts, videos, blogs, articles, social media, and this year, television! This provides each agency free visibility, awareness-building resources, and tools they can “plug and play” on their websites, newsletters, recruitment process, trainings, fundraising, celebrations, and more. Doing Good helps other agencies build capacity!
This year Doing Good is starting to equip nonprofit professionals to do the marketing and PR themselves. Watch for the webinar series and consulting services to begin later this year.
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This Month’s Featured Nonprofit
Keeps You Coming Back
One would think after almost 40 years of volunteering, Frannie Martin would be ready to call it quits and hang up the towel for good. But this Nashville’s Volunteer of the Month sees no end in sight for her service work and still enjoys it every week. “It’s always been a part of my life, and I can’t imagine going on without it,” says Martin, “I feel I have gotten so much out of it...
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Finding Your Voice: Student Power at Persist Nashville
This week, we kick off a special two-part podcast series spotlighting Persist Nashville, an organization dedicated to helping students not just get to college, but persist through it and graduate. Based in Nashville, Persist Nashville was founded to address a critical and often overlooked gap in higher education: the distance between enrollment and completion. College success isn’t just about academics. It’s about navigating financial stress, balancing work and family responsibilities, managing mental health, and learning...
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Advocacy That Fills the Cup: Laurie Brown on Paying It Forward Through Education
For Laurie Brown, community service is a natural response to gratitude. Now the CEO of Intrepid College Prep in Antioch, Tennessee, Brown credits her passion for service to the many people who supported her along the way. Originally from the United Kingdom and later moving to the U.S. for high school, she experienced firsthand the power of mentors and advocates who showed up when it mattered most. Today, her volunteerism is about paying that support...
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From Helping to Healing: How Volunteering at Nashville Rescue Mission Changes Lives
For Joy Flores and Krystle Knight, volunteering isn’t just about meeting immediate needs—it’s about building relationships that lead to lasting change. Joy, who has spent more than two decades working in homeless services, joined the Nashville Rescue Mission staff two and a half years ago after relocating from Los Angeles. After years working near Skid Row—especially during the strain of COVID—Joy and her family reevaluated what they needed for the future. When a role...
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Showing Up Where It Matters: Heidi Siefkas on Volunteering, Resilience, and Community
For Heidi Siefkas, volunteering isn’t an add-on to life—it’s a way of staying grounded, connected, and present in it. A four-time nonfiction author, TEDx speaker, and self-described adventurer, Heidi moved to Nashville in 2023 to care for her father and reconnect with a strong support system. That sense of community quickly became central to her life in a new city—and to how she chose to give back. Since arriving in Nashville, Heidi has volunteered...
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From Basement to Belonging: How Tucker’s House Transforms Homes and Lives
When Adeline “Addie” first connected with Tucker’s House, she and her mom were simply trying to survive. Addie, who uses a wheelchair and feeding tube, was living in a converted basement garage—long, narrow, and never designed for mobility or medical equipment. The upstairs of her home was completely inaccessible, and the only way she could leave the house was by ambulance. “We were in a really desperate situation,” she shared. “Tucker’s House changed my entire...
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Building Community, One Project at a Time: The Volunteer Journey of Hugh Nelson
When you meet Hugh Nelson, owner of Kingdom Builders in Nashville, his passion for serving others becomes immediately clear. Though he has spent the past two decades in residential construction, Hugh’s volunteer story began long before his life on job sites. In the mid-90s, while serving on the midnight shift with the Metro Nashville Police Department, Hugh and his wife packed sandwiches on Christmas Eve and handed them out from the back of his patrol...
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Blooming Justice in Nashville’s 37208: How Housing, Health, and Community Grow Together
On this episode of the Doing Good podcast, host Megan McInnis welcomes Dr. Rolanda Lister, a maternal–fetal medicine specialist, and Shawna Clay, fund administrator for the 37208 Fund. Together, they share how two very different paths—clinical care and community investment—intersect to support justice, healing, and hope in Nashville’s 37208 zip code. Dr. Lister cares for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies, often navigating complications like diabetes, heart disease, or autoimmune conditions. Over the years, she learned that...
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Feeding Nashville with Heart: The Story of Corisa “Pine” Lewis
“Hospitality isn’t just a table setting—it’s a way of life.” This week on the Doing Good Podcast, host Megan McInnis sat down with Corisa “Pine” Lewis, a Nashville native whose warmth and service have touched nearly every corner of her community. A mother of five, grandmother of seventeen, and great-grandmother of one, Pine has built her life around feeding others—both literally and figuratively. A Family Tradition of Giving Pine’s journey began at home. When her...
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Molly Lyon’s First Year of Bookish Service: from Googling “WNBA” to Leading Change:
When Molly Lyon graduated college in 2021, she entered Nashville’s music industry. But over time, her focus shifted from playlists to page turns. She began writing a book, started a book club, and soon searched for a community that reflected her growing passion for literature. A quick Google search led her to the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Nashville chapter—a decision that felt, as she says, like a “no-brainer.” From her very first meeting, Molly...
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Ami McConnell: Lifelong Love of Books and Service
For Ami McConnell, reading has always been more than a pastime—it’s a lifelong passion that shaped her career and inspired her volunteer journey. With an extensive background in publishing, Ami could have easily filled her time with professional responsibilities. Yet from the very beginning, she sought ways to use her talents for good. Her first volunteer project was with a literacy agency shortly after the birth of her first child. She helped raise funds by...
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A Bridge to a Better Life
Tennessee Prison Outreach Ministry (TPOM) is a 501c3 which supports individuals incarcerated and released, as well as their families, with resources and services that empower them to build healthy, fulfilling lives. The ministry began in 1963 “when a couple known as Mama and Papa Cox went into the local jail in Nashville.” Now after decades of service, TPOM has brought in Thomas Snow as its CEO. Under his direction, “we’ve really focused on the area...
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