Creating a Nonprofit to Support the Causes That Matter Most to You with Hannah Lowe Corman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What does it mean to suddenly identify with a group you never thought you’d become part of - and how to begin turning those challenges into opportunities for greater communal consciousness?</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erica and India are joined by Hannah Lowe Corman, co-founder, and president of L-CMD Research Foundation. According to Hannah, 7,000 diseases currently classify as rare, meaning fewer than 200,000 cases recorded in the US. Her son, Austin, is one of those affected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hannah shares the ways in which Austin’s reality has shaped her allyship both with families navigating rare diseases as well as with fellow members of Pause On The Play The Community.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">About LMNA-related congenital muscular dystrophy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Navigating the logistical aspects of setting up a non-profit</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Humanizing foundations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Exploring the energetic ties that bind communities and inspire action</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Riding the “bar graph of emotional capacity”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Reframing</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">mission statements</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">to</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">purpose statements </span></em></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Resources for vetting and giving to non-profit organizations</span></li> </ul> <p><span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, O