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Who We Are

InspiringKids is a dedicated community of education- and environment-minded individuals who are committed to keeping our program sustainable and accessible to all.

Founders

Amy Neuman - Founder & President

After being asked to head up the fundraising committee for the local nursery school in 2006, Amy devoted considerable time to considering a variety of school fundraising activities. Looking through a bulb catalog sparked the idea for the bulb-a-thon (our starter blueprint). In 2007 she founded InspiringKids, where she is currently the President.

Amy graduated from Cornell University in 1993 and has spent the better part of the last 10 years raising her three children. Although she spent a few years teaching before becoming a parent, she now stays involved with the local schools as an active parent volunteer with a specific interest in art, environmental stewardship and civic engagement.

Caroline Cannon - Chief Operating Officer

Caroline Cannon is co-founder of InspiringKids, Inc. and a consultant in business start-up and turn-around. Her past experience includes management consulting with Renaissance Consulting (now the Balanced Scorecard Collaborative) and as CEO or President of several niche businesses in Chicago and the Upper Valley.

Caroline holds a BA in Russian/East European Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. She sits on the Board of the DCUV, on the Alumni Council for Dartmouth and the Board of SCORE.

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors holds direct experience in Business, Education and the Arts. The composition of our Board is designed to help us navigate and build strategies relevant to achieving our mission in a logical, sustainable and flexible way.

• Amy Neuman - Founder & President InspiringKids
• Francie Walton Karlen (Chair) - Masters in Education, Harvard
• Carrie Braddock (Secretary) - Foundation Director at Centerbridge Partners
• Caroline Cannon - COO InspiringKids
• Rebecca Lakin Gullan, Ph.D. - Licensed psychologist in the Community Schools Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
• Susan Hunt Stevens (Treasurer) - Senior Vice President, Circulation and Marketing for Boston Globe Media
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley - Actor, Writer & Director

Program Support

Founding Circle

Our Founding Circle is the financial cornerstone of our organization. All members are dedicated to educating children and cultivating a new generation of young philanthropists. With the Circle's generous contributions, we regularly improve and extend our programs all schools interested in benefiting from InspiringKids.

• Genuine Interactive
• The Harbourton Foundation
• Erika and Hank Higdon
• Sven and Laurie Karlen
• Allison MacCormick
• Susan and Peter Stevens
• Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Organization Supporters

We're grateful to our Organization Supporters, who provide the necessary operating expenses to maintain InspiringKids. Their continuing contributions allow the InspiringKids team to focus on maintaining a solid, sustainable organization and to broadcasting it to a wide audience.

• Carrie and Derek Braddock
• Dana and David Carlos
• Tim and Maureen Dibble
• Robert and Margo Freeman
• Hamill Family Foundation
• Francie and Jon Karlen
• Rebecca Lakin Gullan
• The Livingston Foundation
• Amy and Scott Neuman
• Terry and Cindy Savage
• Whit Spaulding and Caroline Cannon
• Geoffrey Vitt

Pilot Schools

We're especially thankful for the parents, teachers and children of our Pilot Program Schools. They have been a willing, engaged test ground for our pilot program. Without their suggestions and feedback, we would not have been able to develop our broad-reaching program. We look forward to growing and learning with them in the years ahead.

• Dothan Brook Elementary School - Sarah Carter, Principal and InspiringKids Ambassador
• Lyme Elementary School - Sue Hanlon, Parent and InspiringKids Ambassador
• Marion Cross School - Lydia Starosta, Parent and InspiringKids Ambassador
• Thetford Elementary School - Cathee Clement, Parent and InspiringKids Ambassador

Business Partners

Our business partners support InspiringKids in a variety of ways. Our partners are committed to ongoing contributions and are critical players in keeping our program relevant, impactful and sustainable.

• Genuine Interactive - Web Design Firm
• Sarah Biggs - Master Gardener consultant
• Allison MacCormick - Website Developer
• Sylvia Provost - Master Gardener consultant
• Susan Voake - School Librarian and Program Consultant

Annual Report

Below is a link to our 2009 Annual Report. Clicking on the link will bring up the document in a new window. To save the document to your computer, right-click the link and choose 'Save Link As...'

2009 Annual Report (pdf format)