Rebecca and Nick Drake are the owners of Drake Mechanical, a family-owned business which has been serving the Boise community since 1909. They recently started Drake Family Foundation for Veterans assists local veterans with HVAC, electrical, … [Read more...]
Drake Family Foundation for Veterans
Their Vision Coming from families who have served our country, Nick and Rebecca Drake had long held a vision of opening a foundation to give back to the men and women who have sacrificed so much to protect our freedom. Seeing a gap in the assistance … [Read more...]
Max Mohammadi & MaxGiving
Boise Roots Born in Iran, Max Mohammadi moved to a small town outside of Boise at the age of 16. The following year (1978), he graduated high school and left to attend Eastern Oregon University. After graduating college, Mohammadi spent a few months … [Read more...]
IDS-057 Maggie Benedetti – Wild Hearts Idaho
Maggie Benedetti is the Founder of Wild Hearts Idaho. After completing her Master’s in Social Work, Maggie realized that her love for Boise and the outdoors was a major part of her identity. Wanting to be true to herself while serving her community, … [Read more...]
Maggie Benedetti & Wild Hearts Idaho
After completing her Master’s in Social Work, Maggie Benedetti worked in youth mental health counseling for the Women’s and Children’s Alliance. While living in other states and abroad, she realized that her love for Boise and the outdoors was a … [Read more...]
Bart Cochran & the LEAP Charities story
“If I ask my parents, they would say I was always an entrepreneur,” jokes Bart. He started off in Sand Hollow and had a lawn mowing business as a kid, upgrading to a candy company in junior high. Eventually he graduated high school and moved to … [Read more...]
IDS-040 Shawna Walz – Idaho Diaper Bank
Shawna Walz was first struck by the need for diapers when she was a new parent living in Baltimore, Maryland. She recalls seeing children in ill-fitting diapers, or no diaper at all, and wanted to help. Shawna points out that diapers are not covered … [Read more...]
IDS-037 Jason Hausske – Cauze
Jason Hausske is the founder and CEO of Cauze, an app aimed at revolutionizing how we give to nonprofits. The idea for Cauze had been percolating in Jason's mind for about ten years. He would buy a coffee and five cents would go to a charity, or buy … [Read more...]
IDS-032 Anne Glass and Kenneth Howell – Feeding the Gap
Anne Glass and Kenneth Howell, Hearing the Call Anne Glass was the first driving mind behind Feed the Gap. The idea came after spending 5 weeks in a Tibetan monastery, and then spending some time in Washington DC. After learning about the pervasive … [Read more...]
IDS-030 Kelly McMurry – Volunteering That Speaks to Her Heart
Kelly McMurry, Finding Her Heart Kelly McMurry had been volunteering all around the Treasure Valley in everything from PTA to Love INC. “I had already had my hands in many things, but none of them were really sticking with me, none of them were … [Read more...]