After living in New York for five years, Mariquel Waingarten became deeply nostalgic for Argentina, where she was born and raised. Wanting her Williamsburg apartment to feel a bit more like home, she approached her good friend, Alejandro Sticotti, an Argentinian architect and designer, with an idea. She proposed that he build handcrafted furniture made […]

Carissa Johnson found her calling early. She knew that she wanted to help people, and that the most challenging place was in nonprofit organizations. “I love the nonprofit world,” says Carissa Johnson, “whether it’s going for a goal and raising money or just raising awareness.” Johnson, who has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a […]

Emanuele Musini, a serial entrepreneur, knows how to turn a tragedy into an uplifting business. When his father, who struggled with medication nonadherence, passed, Musini felt compelled to focus on improving people’s health. “My father had problems remembering to take medication,” says Musini, founder of Pillo. “I noticed there wasn’t a good way to track […]

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 […]