Culture, Team

The One Question We Don’t Ask Interview Candidates

We already asked her what her superpower was. We asked her what is the hardest thing she has ever accomplished. We asked her what’s something ...

Brett Hagler

January 26

Impact, Partnerships

Rent is Due—What Now?

Afonso’s eviction notice in March wasn’t his family’s first. They were almost evicted in November, but he managed to scrape up enough money by driving ...

New Story

April 29

Culture, Innovation

We operate differently from most charitable organizations. Here’s why.

It all started, like a lot of good ideas do, with a problem. A couple of problems, actually. I was standing in Haiti in my ...

Brett Hagler

August 19

Innovation

A Human Centered Design Process is the Key to Building Better Homes

There is an old story about architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposing not to lay sidewalks at a university until students had a year to walk ...

Joanne Ng

February 15

An Impact Report for Q1 2021

To the Builders, Your support helped us power through the age of Covid in 2020 and into 2021. Because of this, we started the year ...

New Story

April 14

The One Question We Don’t Ask Interview Candidates

We already asked her what her superpower was. We asked her what is the hardest thing she has ever accomplished. We asked her what’s something ...

Brett Hagler

January 26

An Impact Report for Q3 2020

To the Builders, Your support helped us make bold pivots at the beginning of the pandemic that proved impactful in Q3. If our team’s story ...

Brett Hagler

October 16

Two Characteristics of Thriving Teams During COVID-19

We’re all in a once-in-a-lifetime season that invites us to build new innovations for those who need them most. But building solutions during this crisis ...

Brett Hagler

May 29

Creative Ways to Fundraise Together (While You’re Apart)

This pandemic is giving us the platform to prove we are all builders. From our homes, we’re building new solutions to help us connect. What ...

New Story

May 19

How to Invest in Culture During COVID-19

As COVID-19 impacts how the world works, it’s more than our business goals that we’re keeping top of mind—it’s also our culture, our beliefs, and ...

New Story

May 11

Small Habits to Help You Work from Home

Our team usually works from home one to two days a week, but working from home for nearly a year brings its unique challenges. COVID-19 ...

New Story

May 6

Social Impact Jobs: Why We Use a Unique Hiring Process at New Story

Nearly half of voluntary turnover happens within a year of new hires’ start dates. This can happen for several reasons, but a segment of the ...

Sarah Lee

February 6

Nonprofit values to thrive, not just survive

The nonprofit values and culture lessons we’ve learned that make us one of a kind. At New Story, culture is #1. In the past year, ...

Matthew Marshall

August 14

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