Category: Our Network

Youth and city leaders collaborated as co-researchers to strengthen engagement, trust, and inclusion in local governance.

Do Greater gives young innovators the space, tools, and community to turn their potential into action.

Exploring how Finland and Denmark cultivate awe, trust, and purpose—and what it means for building stronger communities at home.

This past June, The Gambrell Foundation gathered our thought partners from across the globe to hold space to think more deeply about the ingredients for a great life. Together, we envisioned a world where everyone can live greatly and strategized about how to build upon each other’s ideas to make that vision a reality. 🎥 […]

A Q&A with Charlotte is Creative on building bridges through art to create a more vibrant, connected, and inclusive city.

In our quest to learn from global communities and support those living greatly in Charlotte and beyond, we partnered with Glocalities, an Amsterdam-based international research agency renowned for cross-cultural research into behavioral psychology and values. I sat down with co-founder Martijn Lampert to delve into their unique approach and the insights they are uncovering.

Check out highlights from the August 2025 trip to Washington, D.C. with this year's cohort of DifferenceMakers®.

How can we build cities where young people thrive? This Q&A with the German Marshall Fund explores a bold new model of youth-led civic co-creation in Charlotte.

When I boarded my flight to the U.S. from Edinburgh, I was not sure what to expect from The Gambrell Foundation partners convening. The agenda excited me, because it promised the opportunity to engage with so many different people. At the same time, it was so unconventional that it was hard to guess what sort […]

We are in the midst of a profound crisis in men’s mental health — and it is one many of us are too uncomfortable to acknowledge. Men account for nearly three out of four “deaths of despair” in the United States — suicides, drug overdoses, and alcohol-related fatalities​. That is not a statistic that can […]