People in Fundraising, ep. 107: Brooke Gledhill Wood of The Policy Project

My friend Brooke Gledhill Wood joins "People in Fundraising" with an interesting new perspective to share. Brooke discusses the public-private partnership model in social impact/nonprofit work through Utah-based The Policy Project.

Three of its major recent initiatives are The Period Project (for access to period products in schools, workplaces, and public spaces), the Teen Center Project (to repurpose under-utilized spaces in public high schools for food pantries, laundry services, showers, and community resources), and The Safe Child Project (to expand child sexual abuse prevention education).

As Brooke describes, this public-private partnership model to address specific and long-standing issues in society "is a real sign of commitment and investment from the community and the private sector, and private donors see their donations impact every corner of the state," especially when the state legislature works in tandem to allocate even more funding.

Brooke and I first met in 2013 in greater Boston, where she was serving as a mission for our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the beginning of our conversation, you'll see us in a still photo from 2015. It was wonderful to reconnect with you, Brooke! Thank you for a very enlightening and fun conversation!