Dakota Medical Foundation Annual Report 2025

The Next Chapter WELCOME

What a difference a year makes!

12 months ago, we wrote this letter from a half-finished building, as we prepared to host Giving Hearts Day in our new space for the first time. Any nerves we had were quickly replaced with excitement, as charities, donors, and community members began to fill the brand new DMF Campus to celebrate our favorite annual giving holiday.

It was the first time we saw the promise of the space coming to life — with people joining together in person to support their favorite charities, share laughs, and build camaraderie with their neighbors. The energy was palpable, and it was easy to see what a gift the building was going to be for the community for years to come.

After another record-setting day — more than $31 million raised from 40,000-plus donors — the charities got right back to work as our Impact Foundation training schedule kicked off in the spring. For the first time, we brought a full menu of offerings to every corner of the GHD service area. From Minot to Bismarck to Grand Forks, GHD charities across the region had a chance to learn about developing major-gift strategies, navigating difficult conversations, and fostering effective fundraising mindsets. As we continue to grow Giving Hearts Day, it was heartening to see the full rooms and positive response from organizations outside the Fargo metro.

Along with our in-person trainings, the Impact Foundation team spent the year hard at work developing new educational products and assessments, which will be available on the brand new Impact website. This included Impact’s first-ever full-length fundraising book, “Reimagining Fundraising.” We see these resources playing an important role as we continue to help charities in our region — and eventually beyond — build an extraordinary approach to fundraising, boards, and leadership.

Summer started off with some exciting news, as DMF Executive Director Pat Traynor began a one-year civil service leave in June as the interim director of Health and Human Services for the State of North Dakota. While we've missed him at the Foundation, we know he's brought a fresh perspective and bold ideas to state government during his first eight months. He is, in many ways, an extension of our team out in Bismarck, providing leadership on important

policy issues and education on pressing public health concerns such as tech addiction. We look forward to Pat’s return in June 2026 and to learning about how this unique opportunity can improve DMF in the future.

August brought with it much excitement, as we officially opened the DMF Center of Excellence to the public, hosting a gratitude dinner for past and current DMF board members, members, and stakeholders, as well as an open house with tours of the new building. The open house doubled as a program fundraiser for Lend A Hand Up, which expanded geographically this year to 11 counties throughout the Red River Valley. As Lend A Hand Up saw its best year ever with $2.75 million raised for more than 100 families, continued investment in the program is essential for keeping up with demand.

In the fall, we celebrated the grand opening of Peace Academy, the childcare that occupies the east half of the new building. What an incredible gift it has been to see the little faces and hear the little voices moving about throughout the facility. We couldn’t be more proud of Executive Director Jana Bruhschwein and her team for the impact they’re having on kids in our community.

Finally, we wanted to end with a note of gratitude for our good friends, Gary and Connie Tharaldson, whose names adorn the DMF Hall of Inspiration in the atrium of the Center of Excellence. The Hall is a fitting tribute to the Tharaldsons, whose commitment to investing in and improving health and quality of life for people throughout the region is what makes them the ultimate servant leaders. We’re truly grateful for everything they’ve done (and continue to do) for our community.

Damon Gleave

Interim Executive Director

Dakota Medical Foundation

Dr. Rob Lauf, DDS Board Chair

Dakota Medical Foundation

DIRECTORS

LEND A HAND UP BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Rob Lauf, DDS

Dr. Kristin Kenner, DDS

Dr. John Clayburgh, DDS

Carla Schneider, RDA

Luke Trapp

Mike Kudrna

Chanel Malone, RDA

Dr. Kami Dornfeld, DDS

Dr. Chris Schmaltz, DDS

Lyndsie Jo Gryskiewicz

Dr. Paul Tronsgard, DDS

Kelley Johnson

Nicole Hahn

Steve Erlandson

Cheri Kiefer (ex officio)

Lend A Hand Up is a subsidiary of Dakota Medical Foundation.

Dr. Jason Schaff, OD

Dr. Jim Helmers, OD

Dr. Kristin Engstrom, OD

Dr. Blaine Burdick, OD

Dr. Lori Scheel, OD

Dr. Brian Beattie, OD

Kim Hacker

Briana Bohn

Note: As DMF and Impact Foundation share staff and services, included above are both DMF and Impact Foundation team members.

THE DMF CAMPUS: A BOLD DREAM

Following a 16-month renovation and retrofit, the DMF Campus officially opened to the public on Wednesday, Aug. 13. It marked the culmination of a years-long process to design a building that would serve as a gift to the community for decades to come — a place to gather, be inspired, and do great things together.

It’s more than just a building, though. The space serves as a testament to the power of what happens when people come together with purpose. We’ve arrived here because of the visionaries who came before us, especially those Dakota Hospital physicians whose bold dream to serve planted the foundation for everything DMF has become. Their courage sparked a movement, and we are honored to continue that movement.

The facility houses not only DMF and Impact Foundation but also:

• Lend A Hand Up

• North Dakota Dental Foundation

• Optometric Foundation of North Dakota

• Peace Academy

• North Dakota Safety Council

• More than 100 donor-advised funds

The crown jewel of the new building, the Gate City Bank Boardroom gives the team space to host not only DMF board meetings but also those of Impact Foundation, Lend A Hand Up, the North Dakota Dental Foundation, and the Optometric Foundation of North Dakota. It's also available for use by charities and businesses throughout the community.

With space for catering and multiple large-screen TVs, the 125-seat training room is an ideal option for charities that want to host an event but might be limited in terms of budget or space.

The DMF Campus is, at its heart, a place for the community to learn, grow, and improve. That’s the main purpose of the 50-seat classroom, where we regularly host Giving Hearts Day Monthly Learning Series, trainings, and internal team gatherings.

To allow external organizations to host smaller meetings and functions, the building offers three spacious conference rooms.

LEAD WITH LIGHT

BATTLE FOR OUR ATTENTION

The battle for our attention is one of the most serious issues we face as Leaders of LIGHT. With digital devices designed to be irresistible, adults now spend more than seven hours per day glued to their screens, and kids spend more than nine hours a day on devices. To help bring attention to this issue and educate people about how they can reverse this trend, DMF and Impact Foundation hosted a half-day session called “The Battle for Our Attention” in May. The session, which was attended by more than 100 leaders of LIGHT, focused on the importance of regaining our ability to concentrate on difficult tasks, the biggest “tech addiction” warning signs to watch out for, and a number of practical strategies that high-performing leaders can use to avoid the tech-wreck of daily device distraction in the workplace and at home.

Attendees had the opportunity to assess their own screen habits, participate in a number of group exercises and discussions, and leave with actual policies they could take back to their workplace.

TECH-FREE TUESDAY

To help people strengthen relationships, improve mental well-being, and inspire quality time with each other, this year DMF partnered with a group from the FMWF Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership program to launch Tech-Free Tuesday. Tech-Free Tuesday is a community movement that encourages people to sit down for a device-free meal once a week and “prioritize presence over pixels.” As part of the effort, in May, local restaurants began offering promotions and screen-free dining experiences to anyone interested in putting away their phones and learning to truly connect again.

TAKING LEAD WITH LIGHT STATEWIDE

When DMF Executive Director Pat Traynor began his civil service leave as the interim director of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services this summer, one of his top priorities was to introduce and implement the Lead with LIGHT framework to the 3,000-plus employees of DHHS. Starting with a small-group kickoff session in August, Pat introduced Lead with LIGHT concepts to a small group of DHHS leaders, followed by a series of subsequent presentations to other DHHS employees throughout the state. According to Traynor, the response was overwhelmingly positive.

Digital device use is perhaps the greatest challenge facing us all because we, as a society, are completely dependent on these things."

-J. Patrick Traynor

GIVING HEARTS DAY

While we're never surprised by what our Giving Hearts Day charities are capable of, 2025 was an especially noteworthy year, with the region’s largest giving day surpassing two significant milestones. For the first time ever, the total raised on the day surpassed $30 million, which brought total lifetime giving on GHD well over the $200 million mark ($226 million). And that wasn’t all. Match dollars, early giving, and food and goods collected all saw a substantial increase — as the day continues to incorporate new ways for businesses and individuals to participate beyond just donating money.

A YEAR-ROUND APPROACH

An area of focus for the Giving Hearts Day team this year was to continue to expand its training and learning opportunities to participating charities on a year-round basis.

In addition to the GHD Monthly Learning Series — a number of which were led by actual charity representatives — we also introduced a number of new training opportunities focused on the development of soft skills such as fundraising mindset and communication — in addition to fundraising-specific offerings such as marketing and major-gift strategies. The trainings were offered statewide and were taught by regional experts, including Melissa Marshall, Jake Kubik, Matt Skoy, and Max Kringen.

Kubik (pictured above) was a welcome addition to the roster of Giving Hearts Day coaches this year, training charities across the state on the art of the

*Amount only includes those businesses that reported lbs. collected.

IMPACT FOUNDATION

THE

FUNDRAISING BIBLE

A priority this year for Impact Foundation was the development of salable products and resources, specifically in the area of fundraising. The team developed its first-ever fulllength fundraising book, “Reimagining Fundraising,” which teaches charities the High Impact Fundraising system. We are also developing a companion workbook that allows readers to work through the system and adapt it to their particular organization. Both books will be for sale on the new Impact Foundation website, with additional offerings coming in 2026.

"Reimagining Fundraising” is the culmination of more than two decades of fundraising experience, learning from and working alongside hundreds of charities in our region.

MEET THE IMPACT COACHES MEET

An essential part of the Impact model is to invest in high-potential organizations through personalized coaching with subject-matter experts. Through both oneon-one and small-group sessions, charities learn the importance of developing and implementing a system for their fundraising and board operations. This year, the team added Valuable Visits Founder and major gifts expert Jake Kubik to the Impact faculty roster. While Jake primarily works with Bismarck-area organizations, he offered a number of sessions throughout the state for charities interested in taking their organization's major giving to the next level.

Dan Jacobson, who, in the past, has presented the 101 version of High Impact Boards to organizations, spent more one-on-one time with a smaller group of charities in 2025.

"What that meant was going deeper with fewer local nonprofits," says Jacobson, who preaches the importance of dashboards and uses a "bingo" card to help charities gameify the implementation of HIB principles. "I've been able to sit down and actually look people in the eye, and they're understanding how important this board stuff is. Being able to have that direct communication with boards has been very powerful."

Training topics: Mindset and attitude, mental skills, habit formation, futurecasting

Skoy

Training topics: The art and science of communication, navigating difficult situations, conflict resolution

Kringen

Training topics: Practical and authentic storytelling, AI-assisted storytelling, storytelling frameworks

IMPACT FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT

Churches United

When you walk into the main conference room at Churches United in Moorhead, it’s hard to miss the giant calendar that takes up most of the south wall. Every deadline, every milestone, every important action that needs to be taken has been meticulously plotted out for the next year. Adjacent to the calendar is a whiteboard with a few basic but important numbers that more or less tell the staff: “How much money do we have this week?”

It’s the living embodiment of a mantra that Pastor Devlyn Brooks brought with him when he took over as executive director of the struggling nonprofit in August 2024: Data, deadlines, and actions.

Truthfully, “struggling nonprofit” is an understatement. “Nonprofit on the brink of collapse” would be a more accurate description of where Churches United was a little more than a year ago. After years of overcommitment and living beyond their means, the shelter was insolvent and had to resort to a very public plea to the community to help keep them from going under.

“We went live and basically had to say: ‘We’re too big to fail,’” says Brooks.

Following an outpouring of community support that allowed them to clear a series of emergency financial hurdles, Brooks and his team got to work, tasked with basically rebuilding the organization from scratch.

“We’d blinded ourselves into thinking we could do all the things,” Brooks says. “So we just started making better decisions.”

It started with the decision to lay off about 65 percent of their staff, followed by the closing of the Safe Haven women’s shelter in Moorhead, the Dorothy Day House in Moorhead, and the Dorothy Day West food pantry in West Fargo. They outsourced both their finances and the management of their Bright Sky permanent supportive housing complex to a property management company that could run it on their behalf.

“We found a partner who could run it better than us,” Brooks explains. “We’re still committed to providing permanent supportive housing, but now we’re playing our role as landlord and turning everything else over to the experts.”

In addition to making better financial decisions, the organization had to rethink who they had “on the bus,” from their staff all the way up to their board of directors.

An active participant in Impact Foundation training, coaching, and retreats, Churches United is a shining example of what's possible when an organization commits to the High Impact process. Continued...

“Part of the hiring process now is making sure people know what they’re signing up for,” Brooks says. “This isn’t a job where you can just come in and punch the clock. And it’s made all the difference in the world.”

They also replaced half their board and began using a written job description to help set crystal-clear expectations for incoming directors, which he says has paid immediate dividends.

“The board feels more invested,” says Brooks, who is upfront with board members about the expectation that they spend about 10 hours a month on board-related activities and that they miss no more than three meetings throughout the year.

“When they look around the table, everyone’s pulling the same weight. Folks are more engaged.”

Every week, Brooks sends them a list of specific ways they can get involved, from sharing social media posts to representing Churches United at community events and press opportunities.

“The board is invited to know everything about our organization,” he says. “I told them: You, as a board, are an extension of our

leadership team. Because we have seven leaders running a $3 million operation, and the least you can do as a board member is come alongside us.”

While some of the change has been painful, it’s ultimately led to Churches United serving more people now than they were a year ago — with about one-third as many staff members — through better management, effective planning, and creating efficiencies in how the organization runs. The future is bright, says Brooks.

“It’s very exciting,” he says. “We’re debt-free. We have raised the name recognition and trust level of our organization in the community by — I don’t even know what the factor would be — infinitely. We have givers who are coming to us now. Where, a year ago, I was doing 10 meetings a day just saying ‘I’m sorry.’

“We have four efficient, productive facilities, and we’ve made really good business decisions in the past year that have set us up to be poised for this next chapter.”

LEND A HAND UP

FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS

Giving Hearts Day $202,557 raised Holiday Hand Up.............. $67,705 raised Summer Boost................... $22,102 raised

GEOGRAPHIC EXPANSION

It was a tremendous year of growth for Lend A Hand Up — not only in terms of the number of fundraisers hosted and dollars raised but also geographically. In 2025, the program expanded from three counties to 11 counties throughout the Red River Valley (see below). Thanks to generous program support, we are now able to provide the Lend A Hand Up Boost and resources to many more individuals and families throughout the region.

Cass

Traill

Steele

Grand Forks

Counties

Clay

Becker

Otter Tail

Norman 5. Polk

6. Red Lake

7. Pennington

FUNDRAISERS

BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT

As Lend A Hand Up grows, so too does the need for a solid base of support for the program. To that end, 2025 was a year of increased focus on cultivating relationships with regional businesses and their employees. Following the lead of Giving Hearts Day, Lend A Hand Up hopes to provide opportunities for area professionals to experience the meaning and purpose that is lacking for so many in today’s world

whether that’s giving to an individual fundraiser, volunteering at a local benefit, or supporting the Boost.

A NEW ONLINE AUCTION PLATFORM

In addition to streamlining the application process to make it easier to launch a new fundraiser, a brand-new online auction platform was developed. The auction platform integrates with the existing website, providing more opportunities for individuals to create and adapt their own fundraiser.

Development

2025

Donor-advised funds

Fiscal hosts

Endowments

$4,795,739

$1,185,933

$21,676,239

Distributions ...............

$2,791,493

Since opening its first charitable giving fund in 2002, Dakota Medical Foundation has experienced tremendous growth. Now host to 92 donoradvised funds, endowment funds, and fiscal-sponsor projects, we are proud to help support so many wonderful causes making such an extraordinary impact throughout the region. Here some of the ways we do that:

• We handle all administrative and back-end details for our funds such as keeping detailed records, fund distribution, charitable receipting, and annual IRS reporting.

• We help our funds and FSPs go beyond just the distribution of dollars. We help them become true agents of impact, creating important change for their particular cause and mission.

• We offer various training and resource-development opportunities to unleash our donors’ greatest potential to serve others.

• We provide the opportunity to participate in the region’s largest day of serving others: Giving Hearts Day.

• We connect funds to our vast network of nonprofit partners and share insight on critical community needs.

• We offer branding and marketing assistance to a select number of funds and fiscal-sponsor projects.

DMF FUND SPOTLIGHT Marv

Bossart Parkinson's Foundation

Liz Mathison remembers the dream as vividly today as the night she first had it 11 years ago.

She’s dancing with her dad — crying softly and telling him she misses him as she rubs his back. He does the same and then says to her, “I know what you’re doing down here.”

“I jumped out of bed,” Mathison recalls. “I still have the note I wrote because I didn’t want to forget it.”

What she was doing was establishing the Marv Bossart Parkinson’s Foundation, an organization named in honor of her late father and legendary local TV broadcaster Marv Bossart, who passed away from complications related to Parkinson’s disease in 2013.

“My motivation was to raise money to help people like him live better with (Parkinson’s) because I saw how hard it was,” Mathison says. “My mission was always: If I could help just one person have a better day — an easier day — then that’s all I want. Because his days were so hard.”

Following a four-decade career with WDAY-TV in Fargo, Bossart was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about a year after his retirement in 2000. He continued to teach journalism classes in the Mass Communications department at Minnesota

State University Moorhead for a number of years before the disease forced him to retire for good in 2008.

Because Marv was an active philanthropist and community member his entire life, Mathison says she wanted to use her dad’s legacy and good name to raise money and awareness for the disease, which, at the time, was lacking locally.

“At the time, there wasn’t much for Parkinson’s awareness,” Mathison says. "Besides physical therapy, there were just a couple exercise classes in Fargo, and it seemed there just weren't a lot of resources to help people."

My mission was always: If I could help just one person have a better day — an easier day — then that’s all I want. Because his days were so hard.

- Liz Mathison, Marv Bossart Parkinson's Foundation Founder

Following a successful first Giving Hearts Day in 2014, which saw Mathison and her donors raise $20,000, the Marv Bossart Parkinson’s Foundation got to work.

They partnered with HERO to fund U-Step walkers for people who couldn’t afford them, supported research and equipment for a study on the Integrated Listening System (ILS), and helped bring Rock Steady Boxing — an exercise program designed specifically for people with Parkinson’s disease — to North Dakota.

The Foundation has also been a consistent supporter of any educational events around Parkinson’s disease such as symposiums in Fargo and Bismarck, but Mathison really lights up when she talks about an ongoing partnership with the University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences.

Through the partnership, the Marv Bossart Parkinson’s Foundation has agreed to cover 100 percent of the costs for Parkinson’s-specific education and training at the school via a fund and an endowment established in Bossart’s name. While the commitment technically extends to anything Parkinson’srelated at the school, its primary focus is to cover the costs of a course that teaches the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) model, which Marv himself used during his years living with the disease.

“The cost of the class is actually above and beyond tuition, so we’re funding it because we want every PT/OT/speech student to be able to take it for free,” says Mathison, adding that one recent alum of the UND program actually ended up going to work for LSVT after graduating. “That expands our reach beyond North Dakota. If we can get someone to take that class and then actually go and help someone with Parkinson’s, then our reach goes that much further.”

NORTH DAKOTA DENTAL FOUNDATION

BRIGHT FUTURES IN DENTISTRY

This year, NDDF worked on a recruitment campaign to promote dental assistant and hygienist careers throughout North Dakota, which is part of a larger effort to fill a workforce gap for these positions. Promotional materials were sent to high school counselors and dental offices across the state to share with students. Direct mailings were also sent to households in communities with high school students.

Nearly $20,000 in grant payments were made in 2025 to students requesting reimbursements to assist in paying for their dental assistant exam preparation and course materials.

2025 HIGHLIGHTS

1 MILLION BRUSHES

NDDF's 1 Million Brushes initiative — which aims to distribute 1 million toothbrushes to North Dakota kids in need — had a busy year, as they gave the gift of oral health and good brushing habits to nearly 3,000 people in 2025. Here are just a few of the stops they made:

• New Life Center (Fargo)

• Triumph, Inc. (Jamestown)

• Northern Cass Elementary (Hunter)

• Emergency Food Pantry (Fargo)

• Churches United (Moorhead)

MIDWEST DENTAL STUDY CLUB

NDDF sponsors the Midwest Dental Study Club monthly meetings, which are held in the ballroom of the new DMF building. Each session sees an average attendance of about 150 dental assistants, hygienists, and dentists and is an opportunity for dental professionals to earn continuing education credits required by the State Board of Dentistry to maintain state licensure.

If you’re interested in supporting any of the North Dakota Dental Foundation’s many worthy initiatives, please scan the QR code.

OPTOMETRIC FOUNDATION OF NORTH DAKOTA

In 2026, the program will expand its scope to include the provision of free glasses for any low-income child in North Dakota who needs them. From data collected through Vision Mission, this was identified as an essential need throughout the state. OPTOME TRIC FO UN DATION of

VISION MISSION

To help increase access to its Vision Start program — which provides free comprehensive eye exams to children in need — this year, the Optometric Foundation of North Dakota introduced Vision Mission. Working primarily with Head Starts, the goal of Vision Mission is to facilitate the transportation of kids directly from their childcare to an optometrist’s office, which removes the need for a parent or caregiver to make an appointment outside of childcare hours. Vision Mission also focuses on making the screenings a fun and positive experience for the kids.

It's really setting the table for success for our next generation to be successful, not only in the classroom, but in life.

- Dr. Ryan Capouch

At one Vision Mission event hosted by Dr. Blaine Burdick and his team at 20/20 Eye Care in Devils Lake, eight of the nine kids who received an eye exam needed glasses.

BY

THE NUMBERS

kids received a FREE EYE EXAM, an increase of 75 from 2024.

Only about ONE-FIFTH OF KIDS AGES 0-5 in ND have received an eye exam.

143 1 _ 5 $9,400 SPENT BY OFND on eye exams this year.

It's recommended that children have three eye exams before turning 6.*

*Data from 2022 National Survey of Children's Health

More than ONE-FIFTH OF PRESCHOOL AGE CHILDREN enrolled in Headstart have a vision disorder.*

WORKING WITH AND THROUGH OTHERS

We know how much more we can accomplish when we mobilize the community for the greater good. Here are some of the ways we did that in 2025:

Estimated Economic Impact 2025

Member/employee match grants: $117K

DMF Center of Excellence: $5.4M*

$46,682,000

Outside grants secured: $315K

Lend A Hand Up: $2.75M

Grants distributed to health-related charities from DMF $3.1M

Investment income and other revenue: $3.4M

Giving Hearts Day: $31.6M

ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND INVESTMENT REPORT

As of and for the years ended Sept. 30, 2025 and 2024

Dakota Medical Foundation is diligent in its choice of investment firms and closely monitors the structure of its portfolio for risk, long-term stability, and performance, as carefully outlined in our investment policies. DMF’s investments are conservatively invested and broadly diversified. Assets are strategically invested to support operations and initiatives, grow asset values through time, and limit portfolio volatility and downside risk. DMF’s short-term cash liquidity portfolio strategy is designed to meet current operating cash flow needs while managing against market volatility and the risk of drawing down long-term investments during market declines.

Helping Hearts Awards are presented annually to select individuals and organizations that regularly exemplify care, kindness, and compassion for their neighbors. The awards are often reflective of the important role that an organization's leadership and board of directors serve in the planning and manifestation of bold dreams. Through their servant leadership, they act as a model for others to follow and emulate. There is no light that shines brighter than that of a Helping Heart!

Fix it Forward Ministry

GHD Charity

Heritage Homes & Berkshire

Hathaway Premier Home Services

GHD/LAHU Business

Caryn Olson

SCHEELS

Jill Christopher

Executive Director,

Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Red River Valley

The Lead with LIGHT Award is presented to an organization or individual that:

Leads with hope and vision for a better tomorrow

Instills purpose and meaning in everything they do

Galvanizes gratitude

Honors health: mind, body, and spirit

Talks, walks, and models civility, kindness, respect, and a love for all

We are proud to recognize the inaugural winner of this award:

Anne Carlsen Center

Lead with LIGHT Award Winner 2025

Colon Cancer Signs and Symptoms

• Rectal bleeding or blood in your stool

• A change in bowel habits, such as diarrhea, constipation, or narrow stool that lasts more than a few days

• Unexplained abdominal pain or cramping

• A persistent urge to have a bowel movement that doesn't go away after you have one

• Unexplained weakness and fatigue

• Unintended weight loss

• A diagnosis of anemia

• Women who have bloating that doesn’t go away or happens with unexplained weight loss

When to Contact Your Doctor

If any of these problems are severe or continue longer than you think they should. If you have any rectal bleeding or blood in the stool, tell your doctor as soon as possible.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

-Margaret Mead