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04/28/2026

Today is DINS Day. 🎉 Ten years ago, a bold idea took root at Furman. Today, you can support our team and invest in what comes next. Gifts are still being matched through the end of the day. $100 in honor of ten years. $250 as a gift toward the next decade. Any amount moves this forward. A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜 Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

04/27/2026

Tomorrow is DINS Day. 💜 Ten years ago, a bold idea took root. Tomorrow, support the next 10 years of IACH. A $100 gift becomes $200. A $250 gift becomes $500. Every dollar matched through midnight tomorrow. 10 seconds to give. A future of health. A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜 Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

04/25/2026

Alyssa Iacobacci, a Senior Psychology Major interned at the Center for Integrative Oncology and Survivorship this past summer. When reflecting on her experience she says “I have learned a lot about working in a healthcare professional setting, which will be very useful as I move forward as a healthcare professional. More specifically, I have learned about provider-patient interactions, provider-provider interactions, and the behind the scenes of a healthcare setting. This exposure will be useful to me going into PA school.” This is who your gift supports. 💜 DINS Day — April 28. Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513
A Decade of Community. A Future of Health.

04/24/2026

🎙️ New Podcast Episode: Exploring Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

Even the most well-intentioned research can fall short when it excludes the communities it aims to serve.

In the latest episode of The Community Health Exchange, Megan Richmond, Postdoctoral Training Coordinator at the Institute for the Advancement of Community Health (IACH), is joined by postdoctoral fellows Kinsey Meggett and Abass Babatunde to explore what Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) really means in practice.

This conversation highlights how CBPR centers collaboration and shared decision-making, ensuring communities are involved at every stage of the research process—and that the partnership continues beyond the work itself.

They also discuss how this approach:
• Brings findings back to the community
• Creates opportunities for co-learning
• Strengthens the quality and relevance of research

🎧 Listen here:
Apple:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/4-cbpr-partners-in-practice-postdoc-perspectives/id1884391046?i=1000763416695
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4r0uEsy55ySXCqII9frXCa?si=eaRtVMgtSYq82Etm1JrBbg

04/23/2026

Last week our 2025 IACH Summer Fellows had the chance to talk about their internship experiences. One of them, Will Hutson, worked at Sustaining Way and had a lasting influence on the organization.

“Will's use of his skill set to support Sustaining Way's NCHI Survey exceeded my expectations for his time with us. His ability to adapt to change, lead with curiosity, and ask essential questions contributed to his exceptional work. His interest in data and analysis translated into a passionate project that will have immediate, tangible differences in our programming in the coming years.” - Jenna Seigworth, Community Health VISTA, Sustaining Way

This is why IACH co-creates with community, not for community. 💜 DINS Day is April 28. Support this work. Every gift matched up to $10k. Donate here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513
A Decade of Community. A Future of Health.

04/21/2026

One week from today is DINS Day. 🎉 Every student who showed up to an internship. Every partner who trusted us to support their work. This is what your gift sustains — whether that's $100 in honor of ten years or $250 as a leadership gift toward the next decade. We are halfway to our $10,000 matching fund, give before April 28 while your gift is still being matched!
A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜 Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

04/19/2026

What can 10 people do? A lot. 💜 🎯 10 alumni at $250 = $2,500 — matched to $5,000 🎓 10 students at $10 = a generation of giving launched 💚 10 sustainers at $25/month = $3,000 in recurring impact every year Every group of 10 moves this forward in a different way.
Give for DINS Day: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513 .
Match runs through April 28. A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜

04/18/2026

Rachel came to Furman as an English major. A MayX trip to Cambodia with IACH changed everything. "It was my first May Experience that really initiated my interest in IACH further. I loved it." From there she became a Community Health Champion and interned with our Medical-Legal Partnership. She graduated in 2025 and is now a paralegal at South Carolina Legal Services, with law school ahead of her. She came in curious. She left purposeful. That is what IACH does. 💜 Read her full story: https://www.furman.edu/institute-advancement-community-health/2026/01/13/from-furman-to-law-how-iach-sparked-rachel-housworths-career-journey/
Give in her honor: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513
Every gift matched through April 28:

04/15/2026

Ten years of IACH. Here's what that looks like:
✨ 200+ students engaged in high-impact internship experiences
🤝🏽 150+ community partner organizations – doubled in the past 4 years
⚖️ 1 Medical-Legal Partnership founded to serve Upstate South Carolina families
🙏🏽 Substantial research conducted WITH community to inform change at the local and state level
Every number started with a relationship. Every relationship started with showing up. A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜 Gifts matched through April 28. Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

04/13/2026

Join us in celebrating 10 years of IACH by giving $10 for every year since you graduated from Furman for DINS Day. 🎓💜
Class of 2025? That's $10 — and with the match, it becomes $20.
Class of 2020? That's $60 — and with the match, it becomes $120.
Class of 2016? That's $100 — matched to $200.
Every year you've been out in the world, IACH has been training the next generation to do this work. Your gift honors that. A Decade of Community. A Future of Health. 💜 Match runs through April 28. Give here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

04/10/2026

Taking the classroom to the community. The power of showing up. That is what Kadence Alexander ‘26, a Neuroscience major, Furman, talks about in the newest episode of the IACH podcast — and it is exactly what this work is about. She did not just learn about community health. She showed up, in Greenville, alongside real families, doing work that mattered. Listen and you will hear what that kind of education actually sounds like.

This is the perfect time to consider your DINS Day gift. And giving early makes a difference. Every gift is being matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000 through April 28.

💜DINS DAY link: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/76906/donations/new?designation=1174000&a=12891513

🎧Listen on:

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/1vcK0EbE78ad9PbslvyuEW?si=e248c11969ac49c8

APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-community-health-exchange/id1884391046

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