Robert Jones

Here’s the highlight reel from Day 2 of Upswell. I still see the soft purple glow every time I close my eyes—either the sign of a fond memory or total exhaustion. youtu.be/9tOEUP_4sGA

Great session on a very important topic @allensmart6. If #upswell2019 was one of the best meetings of the year, you helped make it so. Look forward to seeing you at #upswel2020.

Thx for being here @twpollack. Good luck in Cleveland!

More than 20% of those living in rural areas are people of color, and economic forecasts show that the most successful rural counties in the future will be those that welcome/encourage immigrants. @allensmart6 offers rural philanthropy insights at #upswell2019.

Giving away a giant monitor to a Chicago nonprofit—see below and post a reply to be eligible.

Congrats to @TheMeganJacobs who took home this year’s NGen Leadership Award at #upswell2019 for her innovative work to end youth vaping. Shown with @chadkouri the Chicago artist who created the custom award banner.

Closing Day 2 of #upswell2019 with cultural entertainment from Chicago’s @aicchicago in honor of Sherry Salway Black, the recipient of this year’s John W Gardner Leadership Award.

Open your camera, focus on this QR code, and learn how you can help to empower a new technology for ending hunger, courtesy of @NotImpossible. Exciting stuff— ask anyone who was at #upswell2019

90% of the IS population living within 10 miles of a Walmart store, so @WalmartOrg is unleashing the power of associates to make change in their communities through the RISE program. Another great Spark Talk at #upswell2019 with Kabir Kumar, Sr Director of Community, Walmartorg.

After a moving speech on the #upswell2019 Main Stage, @michele_norris unpacks the @RaceCardProject in a meet-and-greet session for Upswell Fellows, moderated by Mike Simmons of Blue Sky Strategies.

“Impossible is a fallacy. It’s a temporary state of being.” @MickEbeling founder of @NotImpossible speaking on the Main Stage of #upswell2019

Apropos of nothing, the @HiltonChicago just might have the biggest men’s room I’ve ever seen. It’s basically a ballroom with urinals. Maybe the only place at #upswell2019 you won’t see a line!

Awesome demo of a mind-blowing technology at #upswell2019. Can’t wait to hear from @NotImpossible founder @MickEbeling later this afternoon.

Tracie Neuhaus from @MonitorInst has some great insights on how the nonprofit sector can partner with business to help provide jobs for young people without a 4-year degree. Super start to day two of #upswell2019 !

More good things happening at #upswell2019! Love the work of @WelcomingUSA and grateful that @WalmartOrg is supporting in such a big way.

Double ambassadors for the triple bottom line. These fabulous ladies showed us the mindful manufacturing of @methodhome in Chicago’s historic Pullman National Monument. Great community immersion tour at #upswell2019

#upswell2019 doesn’t officially begin until tomorrow but I’m already geeking out over this early session by @jeremyheimans, co-author of @thisisnewpower. Good stuff!