
United we READ, United we LIVE took place September 13th 2017!
Arts Center of the Ozarks | September 13th | Networking Reception 5:30 PM | Public Discussion 6:30 PM | Event Over 8:00 PM
This event fueled a great discussion in the company of those who find fighting poverty in our community of great importance. Many community leaders spanning from the political sphere, school boards, banking, media personnel joined in on the evening.
The veteran urban activist and author of the revolutionary Toxic Charity returns with a headline-making book that offers proven, results-oriented ideas for transforming our system of giving.
In Toxic Charity, Robert D. Lupton revealed the truth about modern charity programs meant to help the poor and disenfranchised. While charity makes donors feel better, he argued, it often hurts those it seeks to help. At the forefront of this burgeoning yet ineffective compassion industry are American churches, which spend billions on dependency-producing programs, including food pantries. But what would charity look like if we, instead, measured it by its ability to alleviate poverty and needs?
That is the question at the heart of Charity Detox. Drawing on his many decades of experience, Lupton outlines how to structure programs that actually improve the quality of life of the poor and disenfranchised. He introduces many strategies that are revolutionizing what we do with our charity dollars, and offers numerous examples of organizations that have successfully adopted these groundbreaking new models. Only by redirecting our strategies and becoming committed to results, he argues, can charity enterprises truly become as transformative as our ideals.
Reading Leaders
Kim Aaron | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Les Acrombie | Northwest Health System |
Matt Allen | Bentonville Public Schools |
Cindy Allgood | Sealed Air Corp. |
Nate Bachelor | CEI Engineering, Inc. |
Dr. Randy Barrett | Gentry Public Schools |
Susan Barrett | |
Dr. Larry Ben | Greenland Public Schools |
Dr. Matin Berry | Rogers Public Schools |
Senator John Boozman | Senator Boozman Office |
Danelle Boyster | Outdoor Cap Company, Inc. |
Kathy Caldwell | Acosta |
Judy Casey | Rogers Public Library |
Sarah Clark | Mitchell Communications |
Steve Clark | Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce |
Ed Clifford | Jones Center for Families, Inc. |
Dr. John L Colbert | Fayetteville Public Schools |
Senator Tom Cotton | Senator Cotton Office |
Jeannette Cox | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Dr. Jan Davis | Central United Methodist |
Garrett Dolan | Tyson |
Mark Dutton | Stephens, Inc. |
Kim Eskew | Harps Food Stores |
Audra Farrell | La-Z-Boy Arkansas |
Jim Fisher | |
Cathy Foraker | AT&T |
Pablo Fuentes | Cargill, Inc. |
Danny Funkhouser | Walmart |
Helena Gadison | International Intimate Inc. |
Jordan Garcia | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Paul Gatling | NWA Business Journal |
Kaki Giauque | EY |
Don Gibson | Legacy National Bank |
Krissy Glass | Kellogg Company |
Jeff Gravette | Decatur Public Schools |
Julie Gudde | Procter & Gamble |
Jeriad Gumm | Consumer Testing Lab |
Tracy Harlow | Walmart |
Ashley Harris | Ozarks Electric Cooperative Corporation |
Heather Hays | Bentonville Public Library |
Holly Hill | |
Christina Hinds | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Belinda Hodges | J. V. Manufacturing Co. |
Erin Hogue | Walmart Foundation |
Robert Hoover | Edgewell |
Johnelle Hunt | Hunt Enterprises |
Clint Jones | Huntsville Public Schools |
Dr. Debbie Jones | Bentonville Public Schools |
Marsha Jones | Springdale Public Schools |
Dan Jordan | Elkins Public Schools |
John Karnes | West Fork Public Schools |
Laura Kellams | Arkansas Advocates |
Tracey Kenny | ConAgra Bentonville |
Tim Kimball | Northwest Health System |
Mark Kinion | City of Fayetteville, City Council |
Todd Kitchen | Northwest Arkansas Community College |
Bryan Law | Farmington Public Schools |
Richard Levin | Hall Estill Attorneys at Law |
Joe Loyd | Tyson |
Mike Luttrell | Walker Brothers Insurance |
Larry Manry | Bank of America |
Wayne Mays | Siloam Springs Chamber |
Jake McBride | iHeart Radio |
Adriana McGee | Kennametal |
Martin Michna | Coca-Cola |
Irene Mirch | ARVEST |
Regan Moffett | Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation |
Greg Mones | Fayetteville Public Schools |
Don Morrow | First Christian Bentonville |
Dallas Mudd | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Dr. Kim Needy | University of Arkansas |
Sandy Nickerson | Walton Family Foundation |
Cindy O’Connor | Sam’s Club |
Nick Ogle | HARK |
Sharif Omar | Northwest Health System |
Dr. Richard Page | Gravette Public Schools |
Jennifer Penate | KNWA |
Eric Pianalto | Mercy |
Dr. Chip Pollard | John Brown Univerity |
DeDe Priest | |
Ken Ramey | Siloam Springs Public Schools |
Marcia Ransom | Springdale Public Library |
Betsy Reithemeyer | 8th & Walton |
Karen Reynolds | Walton Enterprises, LLC |
Dr. Blake Robertson | NTI |
Ken Robertson | Walmart |
Heather Robideaux | Fayetteville Public Library |
Dr. Jim Rollins | Springdale Public Schools |
Heather Rufford | Bank of Arkansas |
Mike Russell | Procter & Gamble |
Mark Ryan | ARVEST |
Octavio Sanchez | City of Bentonville, City Council |
Octavio Sanchez | Walmart |
Joel Sappenfield | Cobb-Vantress, Inc. |
Anita Scism | Endeavor Foundation |
Dominique Seitz | Day Springs |
John Shaw | Walmart |
Todd Simmons | Simmons Foods |
Betsy Smyth | ARVEST |
Mary Ann Spears | Lincoln Public Schools |
Rita Spicer | Nationwide Insurance |
Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz | University of Arkansas |
Shane Sutton | Cobb-Vantress, Inc. |
Celia Swanson | |
Melody Timinsky | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Dick Trammel | ARVEST |
Kathleen Trotter | Crysalis Consulting/ACO |
David Vaden | EY |
Jim & Lynn Walton | Walton Enterprises, LLC |
Elisabeth Ward | United Way of Northwest Arkansas |
Perry Webb | Springdale Chamber |
Dr. Matthew Wendt | Fayetteville Public Schools |
Dr. Allen Williams | Prairie Grove Public Schools |
Kent Williamson | ARVEST |
Kathy Wiltse | Bekaert Corporation |
Congressmen Steve Womack | Congressman Womack |
Jeremy Woody | Legacy Bank |
Kelly Zega | Springdale Downtown Alliance |