Learning directly from communities around the globe and bringing ideas for a great life home.
The Gambrell Foundation’s Expeditions take us to places where communities have built neighborhoods, gathering spaces, places of worship and beyond to help people thrive.
We travel with purpose to cities worldwide to see firsthand how their history, policies, and practices create communities where most residents experience:
Our expeditions help us form bonds that often become lifelong connections and partnerships. The people we meet continue to inform and inspire our work long after we return home.
Want to learn how other places help their citizens live greatly? Read more about what we collectively learn during our Expeditions as we search for practical solutions to bring back to Charlotte and beyond.
It is through these lessons that we will cultivate not just knowledgeable individuals, but mindful, empathetic, resilient, and inspired leaders.
Dr. Ingrid Medlock
👀 a peek behind the process
Have you had a chance to read any of the insights from our June Partner Convening attendees? If not, head to our blog and dive in. We’re still floored with this beautiful illustration from Makayla, created for our summer event.
📲🎨: ...@makaylabinter_
when the book stack matches our branding ✨💯 (pictured: a few of our favorites)
On the Blog ➡️ Guest Post: “Exploring How Two Cities Use Public Space, Culture, and Community to Create Connection”
As @apwall_11 writes, belonging isn’t automatic—cities must build it intentionally.
Read Allie’s full reflection at the link in our bio. 🔗
The DifferenceMakers CLT program empowers youth voices and brings together students and community leaders to learn, be inspired, ask questions, speak up, and take action.
See highlights from this year’s trip to our nation’s capital at the link in our bio. 🔗
Full recap ...video coming soon!
📸 @creators.collab
We partner with dreamers, thinkers, and tinkerers committed to testing promising ideas that help people truly live greatly. 💡✨
Our grant and thought partners span various fields of study and experience but share our vision of communities where people find purpose, experience awe, and ...build meaningful connections.
Can we take a moment to appreciate the magic of @makaylabinter_? 💯✨ Thank you for creating such an AWE-some design for our recent convening.
In our latest Q&A with @richardvreeves of @aibm_org, he reminds us that gender equality isn’t a zero-sum game. When we support struggling boys and men, we strengthen our entire social fabric.
Read the full conversation, now on our website. 🔗 Link in bio.
Strengthening partnerships & collaborating for impact: It’s what we do. 🤝
Last week, we brought together Gambrell partners, grantees, and thought leaders from around the globe to dream big. Conversations were rooted in our ongoing work on what it means to live a great life—how ...relationships, belonging, awe, purpose, and chance shape our paths.
We’re building a community of hopeful thinkers, tinkerers, and dreamers that combine research, policies, programs, reflections, and universal lived experiences to make waves. ✨ We cannot wait to share more soon. 📸: @creators.collab
