Nonprofit Spotlight

Owl Ridge Raptor Center nurtures injured, displaced birds and returns them to the wild Beak was a tiny owlet, homeless and on the ground when a dog sniffed him out. A great horned owl, he was passed along to wildlife rehabilitator Lynne…
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Volunteers only need walking shoes and a phone to participate in a huge documentation effort Can you spare a day for the Great Smoky Mountains? If you can walk through the woods and use an app on your phone, you can be part of a…
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Dr. Justin Daggett's 3D-Printing is changing the way patients understand their child's diagnoses Yes, Dr. Daggett is holding a child’s skull. Don’t worry, it’s not real; though it’s closer than you might think. It’s a high-fidelity…
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Volunteers at East Tennessee Children's Hospital ensure children, families, and staff find home when they walk through the doors Long before the Hematology and Oncology Clinic at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital begins buzzing for the…
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East Tennessee Foundation pools resources, invests wisely and serves nonprofits in 25 counties Amy and Robert Cathey wanted to share with their three daughters the desire to give back to the Knoxville community. So they set up a fund…
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East Tennesseans are making waves through medical missions both here and abroad East Tennessee is full of volunteers and heroes. Some work 20 minutes away at a hyper-local nonprofit where people come to them for services. Others board…
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No Athlete Left Behind provides young athletes with the support they need to lead fulfilling lives It’s 4 p.m. on a Tuesday at Triple F Elite Training in Knoxville. The gym is quiet, outside of a few trainers getting their spaces ready…
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Shangri-La Therapeutic Academy of Riding, or STAR, provides hundreds throughout the region with healing and hope through equine therapy George Morgan was 16 when his parents first took him to see the horses. It was 1989, and a lifeguard…
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Hometown Heroes: Random Acts of Flowers brings encouragement to individuals in healthcare facilities with recycled flower arrangements For each of us, we can all name a time we felt alone and forgotten, especially in our most vulnerable…
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Community School of the Arts celebrates creativity with kids When Jamison Stalsworth was about 10 years old, he began hanging around the Community School of the Arts. His older sister participated in an art class there, and Stalsworth…
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