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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 ...

Cameron Bartlett

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 ...

Cameron Bartlett

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 ...

Tim Whitacre

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 ...

Tim Whitacre

February 15

Welcoming Sandra Prieto to New Story’s Executive Team

Meet Sandra Prieto, a woman whose work in market-driven affordable housing programs has impacted more than 8 million people. After consulting with New Story for ...

Luke Baker

September 7

Designing for Belonging in San Vicente, El Salvador

We believe the world’s most vulnerable families deserve more than a home — they deserve a safe space to belong. This is why we’ve never ...

Luke Baker

August 10

Empowering Families to Stay Out of Homelessness — Forever

In the last 20 years, I’ve been a part of overseas volunteer builds and toured many permanent supportive housing projects in Los Angeles. But my ...

Julie Ordonez

July 18

New Story Advisor, Keith Krach, Nominated for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

New Story’s superpower is our generous network. If you asked me to share our story of building an impactful network, I’d quickly tell you about ...

Brett Hagler

May 16

Nacajuca, Mexico

The first time our team visited Nacajuca, Mexico, was in 2018. At the time, we didn’t know it would one day become one of the ...

Sarah Lee

December 14

Celebrating the impact of Providence Homes

New Story is celebrating Providence Homes’ 30th anniversary by sharing the impact made possible by their generosity.  This holiday season, 131 families in Nuevo Cuscatlán, ...

New Story

November 29

Can crypto help end global homelessness?

There are currently 1.6 billion people living without safe shelter. A problem of this scale requires innovative solutions, which is why we are passionate about ...

Maggie Burke

July 19

Meet Atmos, Our Newest Partner Funding 1,000 Homes

New Story is proud to announce a partnership with Atmos, a modern home building company and fellow Y-Combinator alumni. Last month, Atmos announced they raised ...

Cameron Bartlett

October 29

Here’s How Donating Stocks Can Maximize Your Impact

According to a 2016 study by Fidelity Charitable, 80% of donors own appreciated assets (like stocks, mutual funds, or bonds), but only 19% of this population ...

Tim Whitacre

August 11

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