From $0 to $2M! Scaling Nonprofits & Building Economic Resilience with Quilen Blackwell
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Wondering how to make millions for your nonprofit? Join us for an inspiring conversation with Quilen Blackwell, co-founder of Chicago Eco House and Southside Blooms, as he shares how sustainability and social enterprise can transform communities. Quilen discusses his journey from s…
#115. 2024 Countdown #3 - Bloom Where God Plants You
Quilen Blackwell is the president and co-founder of the Chicago Eco House, whose mission is to train inner city youth in sustainable social enterprises to alleviate poverty. The Chicago Eco House’s signature program is Southside Blooms, an off-grid flower farm youth social enterprise where particip…
Episode 107: Scaling a Nonprofit: Lessons from Southside Blooms' Rapid Growth
In this Episode of A Modern Nonprofit Podcast, host Tosha Anderson met with Quilen Blackwell, president and co-founder of Chicago Eco House, to discuss his journey in scaling a nonprofit organization.
Blackwell's story of transforming vacant lots into thriving flower farms offers valuable insights…
Flower Company Mentoring At-Risk Youth (Interview w/ Quilen Blackwell)
On this episode, Quilen Blackwell shares how he's using a sustainable flower farm, shop, and delivery company to mentor at-risk youth. Quilen Blackwell is the cofounder of the Chicago EcoHouse and Southside Blooms, organizations dedicated to eliminating poverty through sustainability. He's the gra…
Flower Company Mentoring At-Risk Youth (Interview w/ Quilen Blackwell)
On this episode, Quilen Blackwell shares how he's using a sustainable flower farm, shop, and delivery company to mentor at-risk youth. Quilen Blackwell is the cofounder of the Chicago EcoHouse and Southside Blooms, organizations dedicated to eliminating poverty through sustainability. He's the gra…
Snowiest November Day, Overnight Parking Ban, and Bears Rivalry Week
This weekend’s record-setting snowstorm also resulted in lots of flight cancellations and car accidents across the city. Plus, the winter overnight parking ban has gone into effect for more than 100 miles of main streets in Chicago. We’re also discussing the Bears better-than-expected season, the u…
December 8th, 2025 Daily Newscast
In the news today, UW wins the Big 10 blood drive, receiving $1 million from Abbott to advance local health initiatives, Quilen Blackwell was announced as 2025 CNN Hero of the Year as his nonprofit focused on changing vacant lots on Chicago’s South side, 16 FBI agents are suing Kash Patel and the …
Hot with Clothes on, Rollback Healthcare, Current Events & More | S14 E8
In this episode of Live! with Fefe & Freddy, we jump into winter layers, confidence, and why some of us feel “hotter with clothes on” during the colder months. Freddy shares weekend highlights from Winterfest to the Sugarplum Showdown, while Fefe talks about the emotional weight of the season and n…
Building Opportunity from the Ground Up: Community and Environment on Chicago’s South Side | Quilen Blackwell
A lot of conversations about the environment focus on distant places—forests, oceans, and wildlife. But for many people, the environment is much closer: the neighborhood around them, the vacant lot down the street, the air they breathe, and the spaces where children grow up and play.
In this episod…
Faith with Quilen Blackwell
Occasionally I get to meet someone whose story absolutely inspires me. Quilen Blackwell is that person. He was on the path set for him - good grades, good college, good job - but he decided to follow his own path and his journey was filled with far more difficulty than he imagined. Only through fai…
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