Category: Our Partners

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. 🎥 […]

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.

Purpose. A word that sparks reaction and emotion, opinions and theories, and hope as well as dread. Lately, I’ve been having a lot of conversations about purpose with high school students, college students, mentors, executive directors of youth programs, staff of youth programs, researchers, funders, parents, my grandmother, and so many more. Purpose has been […]

A new report by Tommi Laitio recommends a path to ensuring that every child in Charlotte has something in their life that makes their eyes light up: a hobby. Last August, my husband and I had to empty the attic of our Helsinki apartment. We discovered a dozen broken suitcases, a box of old notebooks, a coffee […]

Join Sally, in her Q&A with Tommi Laitio of Convivencia Urbana, a Partner of Gambrell.