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Inside Arch Grants' fundraising strategy that's brought in millions

2 years 10 months ago
This story is part of a series looking at the impact of St. Louis' Arch Grants startup investment program after 10 years. For more, go here. Arch Grants founder Jerry Schlichter says he’s noticed plenty of nonprofits that “wither on the vine” after they’ve launched. The reason: fundraising. Many nonprofits face a tension between trying to balance their annual budgets and pursuing their long-term ambitions, Schlichter said. He wanted Arch Grants to chart a different path. Since its founding…
Nathan Rubbelke

Maplewood History: Woodside Meets Wash U

2 years 10 months ago
For those of you who came in late, Woodside, ca. 1848, is Maplewood’s oldest home as far as we know.  For 17 years, from 1999 until 2016, myself and many others worked to preserve and protect Woodside.  I hoped that Woodside could become the home of the Maplewood Historical Society and a community museum to […]
Doug Houser

The Many Lives of Albert Bond Lambert

2 years 10 months ago
Like several sons of successful business founders—think George Herbert Walker or Dwight Davis—Albert Bond Lambert packed a lot of different activities into his life, all at the same time. Lambert’s father, Jordan W. Lambert and fellow St. Louisan Dr. Joseph Lawrence co-created a surgical antiseptic in 1879 that was inspired by the work of English …
Brittany Krewson