Stories

February 24th, 2023, marked one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a horrific and unjust threat to human freedom, continuing to cause tragic loss of life and prosperity.  With uncertainty about how or when the conflict might end, this one-year mark is a good time to reflect on […]

In 2007, Chantell and Mike Sackett started building a family home on their plot of land near Priest Lake, Idaho. They could never have imagined that 15 years later, that house would still not be built. Instead, they are in an ongoing legal dispute with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the U.S. Supreme Court […]

Stand Together Trust (STT) believes that the greatest advances in human progress flow from our ability to embrace diverse ideas and integrate them into our communities. During February, the United States celebrates Black History Month — honoring Black Americans’ history, culture, and contributions. This Black History Month, we highlight how STT team members have immersed […]

Flexibility is a perk that often attracts people to entrepreneurship. The ability to set your schedule and choose where you work — these conveniences make it easier for people to balance work and family, save on commute times, and fit in household chores, exercise, and other tasks during coffee and lunch breaks.   Many people may […]

As America feels more and more impossibly divided, college students mirror that trend – feeling more siloed on their campuses. This sense of toxic division could spell continued gridlock in finding solutions to some of the most pressing issues in society today.  That’s why in 2020, Eboo Patel and the team at Interfaith America, with […]

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, parents, educators, and the media were concerned about the quality of education American students were receiving. The shift to at-home learning was rife with changes that threatened to create even more educational inequity than was already present.   While student-centered, non-traditional models were steadily increasing before the pandemic, hundreds of new education […]

Jason Feifer is editor in chief at Entrepreneur magazine. He’s also the host of the podcast Build For Tomorrow, which has received funding from Stand Together Trust. Drawing on his work, Jason recently published the book “Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan For Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing your Career.” Stand Together Trust spoke […]

Violent crime continues to rise in many cities across America. Experts agree that poverty, addiction, and mental health are contributing factors. In the wake of the pandemic, precincts are struggling with officer shortages, and officers continue to deal with too many calls outside of their training scope that take them away from focusing on serious […]

On a summer day in 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Unite the Right rally gathered hundreds with the stated intent of protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Yet, as media outlets ranging from  FOX News, The Wall Street Journal, and CNN reported, the gathering quickly showed itself to be more than that. The protest […]

Carrell Clinic Foundation is a shining example of how innovative, charitable health care models deliver high-quality health care to underserved patients at little to no cost.   “Individual commitment to a group effort — that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”  Football coaching legend Vince Lombardi spoke […]