501c3Me Nonprofit Solutions began as a private Facebook group of about 20 nonprofits, started by a man who said no the first time he was asked.

Anthony Jarrard Simmons II is the founder of 501c3Me. He's a Tennessee State University graduate, an Eagle Scout and a former Boy Scouts of America executive in Dallas who helps nonprofit founders find funding, resources, partnerships and technology.

You'll hear where nonprofit money really comes from and why Anthony says people give to people, what 501c3Me looks for when it gets to know a nonprofit, and why passion is the one thing a founder can't do without. He also shares the donor who turned down balloons, the travel partner that gives half its commissions, and the AI platform 501c3Me is building to connect funders and nonprofits.

501c3Me website: https://www.501c3meai.com
501c3Me Nonprofit Solutions community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1BhRwDsLrW/

Full transcript and show notes: https://youmatternashville.com/episodes/501c3me-nonprofit-solutions-anthony-jarrard-simmons-ii

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Around the River Bend began with a sympathy card Shalanda Thompson mailed to a childhood friend at Riverbend prison in Nashville.

Shalanda is a Middle Tennessee author, and her memoir, Around the River Bend: A Memoir of Love During Lockup, comes out October 24, 2026, in paperback, hardcover and Kindle. It tells the story of loving her husband, Edward, through the last seven years of his sentence.

You'll hear what weekend visiting hours and daily lunchtime phone calls are really like for the family on the outside, why she kept the relationship hidden from almost everyone, and how Edward proposed on one knee in front of a full visitation room. Shalanda also shares how more than 30 letters of support helped bring him home on parole in 2019, why she finally wrote the book, and why she hopes to start a support group for families who love someone behind bars.

Official site: https://aroundtheriverbend.com
Around the River Bend on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aroundthe.riverbend
Around the River Bend on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aroundtheriverbendmemior
Around the River Bend on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@around.the.riverb
Launch party and book signing registration (October 24, 2026, Ford Ice Center, Antioch): https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/iUr6iGxaM1

Full transcript and show notes: https://youmatternashville.com/episodes/around-the-river-bend-shalanda-thompson

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Tucker's House makes Middle Tennessee homes safe for kids with disabilities, and Graham Honeycutt found it first as a dad who needed help.

Graham Honeycutt is the executive director of Tucker's House, the Franklin nonprofit that has provided home modifications for families of children and young adults with disabilities since 2009.

Graham tells us about his daughter Mikayla, why he was the only one at home who could lift her, and how a therapist pointed his family to Tucker's House. You'll hear how a therapist's assessment shapes every project so it lasts a child's lifetime, why independence matters as much as safety, and what a ramp, a widened doorway or an accessible bathroom actually costs. Graham also shares what families wish the rest of us understood, and the ways Middle Tennessee can help right now, including a time-sensitive grant for Davidson County families.

Official site: https://tuckershouse.org
Donate: https://tuckershouse.org/donate/
Refer a family: https://tuckershouse.org/refer/
Refer a contractor: https://tuckershouse.org/refer-a-contractor/
House to Home video series: https://tuckershouse.org/house-to-home/

Full transcript and show notes: https://youmatternashville.com/episodes/tuckers-house-graham-honeycutt

Tucker's House, Graham Honeycutt, You Matter Nashville, nashville podcast, middle tennessee nonprofits, Franklin TN nonprofit, home modifications, accessible homes, disability inclusion, special needs families

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