Nonprofit Management

Esperanza Felicidad Cantú ’19 developed and leads a Community Information Exchange (CIE) for United Way Southeastern Michigan, enabling over 40 partners to share client and resource information. The CIE improves coordination and access to services for ALICE households—those who are employed but still struggle to afford basic needs. Currently focused on Wayne County, the initiative is set to expand across Southeastern Michigan.

Sara Lavinia Brair ’21 co-founded two organizations that help the underserved and empower women educationally and economically — Mazaya Charity Organization and Soroptimist Organization Sudan office. Soroptimist is an international organization that encourages women's empowerment through education.

Esnatt Gondwe-Matekesa ’19 works at Give Directly, an organization that focuses on social cash transfers. There, she advocates for aid recipients to have the choices and dignity to make their own decisions about how best to help their families.

Jordi Luke ’18founded and leads Haus of Transcendent (HOT), whose mission is to build an accessible, vibrant, and healthy community for everyone by identifying and addressing the social determinants of LGBTQS2+ health. These needs are then addressed through case management and closed-loop referrals that connect people to nonprofit programs in Cleveland.

Tyler Spencer ’18founded Grassroots Health in 2009 while he was a student-athlete at Georgetown University. He adapted a South African soccer-based HIV prevention curriculum for use in D.C., launching the initial program with 40 athletes and four middle schools. Grassroots Health expanded from there. Today, Tyler advises philanthropic and nonprofit leaders to accelerate social impact through strategy, fundraising, and evaluation.

Anthonika Titus ’23 improved the NOVA Hope for Haiti Medical Center by initiating team-building activities, introducing storytelling as a communication tool, and establishing regular, transparent communication with the staff to empower each team member. She also focused on increasing clinic attendance by implementing community outreach programs to rebuild trust and inform the public about improvements at NOVA.