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Robert Burns October 16, 2025
To fulfil its promise, the region needs more people, funders, policymakers, institutions and neighbors to show up and support it
Jamie Jutila September 8, 2025
Through the Catalyze Challenge, local innovators are expanding career-connected learning and helping young people build brighter futures
Ana Aguayo September 5, 2025
The Community Development Institute is helping local leaders navigate a rapidly changing Northwest Arkansas
Teresa Ish August 28, 2025
At a time when oceans face mounting threats, new commitments and momentum offer hope—and a path forward
Stephanie Cornell August 21, 2025
After an incredible journey with the Walton Family Foundation, I have made the decision to step down as executive director at the end of 2025. Serving in this role has been a great honor, and I did not arrive at this decision lightly.
It's not what you gather in life, but what you scatter in life, that tells the kind of life you have lived.
Helen Walton's favorite saying