Community Corner

Tune into Community Corner on Saturdays at 7am hosted by Delaney Willson. We’ll spotlight Nashville nonprofits and community causes by interviewing representatives from the local organizations working to solve the issues facing our city.

At the heart of the Volunteer State is Nashville, Tennessee. At the heart of Nashville are the people who make up our communities. So tune in, get educated, and get involved!

Listen to our archived episodes below, including interviews by Nicole Cowan Buckley!

Interested in being featured? Head to lightning100.com/psa to learn how Lightning 100 can help advance the mission of your nonprofit or community cause!

Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing: Community Corner

Community Corner is back! This week, we had a conversation with the president and CEO of Bridges For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing,...

The Nashville Irish Music School: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner we're joined with Ashleigh Bunn, board president of the Nashville Irish Music School. We are also joined by her...

Community Corner: Girls Write Nashville

This week on Community Nashville, we had the privilege of speaking with Jen Starsinic, co-founder and Executive Director of Girls Write Nashville. This incredible...
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Alive Hospice – Community Corner

Krista Bullington joins Lightning 100 on this episode of Community Corner to discuss hospice care, grief and loss. As Senior Director of Clinical Partnerships...

NAMI Family To Family & Out of the Darkness Walk: Community...

This week on Community Corner, we're talking with Robin Nobling, Executive Director at NAMI Davidson County. NAMI works to improve the quality of life for...

Nashville By Nicole: Poppyseed

Meet Taylory Dupuis and Adele Marie Pomerenke, two actresses from the movie, Poppyseed!

Community Corner: Siskin Children’s Institute

This week we welcome Steffanie Altman of the Siskin's Children's Institute to talk about their recent expansion into Nashville, their vision for the future,...

The Catio: Community Corner

On this week's episode of Community Corner, we're speaking with Genevra Thurman from The Catio. Their lively cat lounge and adoption center, The Catio,...

Community Corner: Suicide Prevention In The African American Faith Community Coalition

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Gwen Hamer, the Director of Education and Development within the Tennessee Department of Mental Health...

Nashville By Nicole: Nelson Andrews Leadership Center

Hear from the Nelson Andrews Leadership Center!

Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS): Community...

For this week's episode of Community Corner, we sat down with Mary Linden Salter, Executive Director of the Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug &...

Nashville By Nicole: Shower The People

Hear from Shower The People on this weeks episode of Nashville by Nicole!

Hands On Nashville Announces 2022 Strobel Awards 

Hands On Nashville has announced this year’s recipients of the Mary Catherine Strobel Awards, presented by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. These annual awards...

Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network- Community Corner

This week, Bill Fondren speaks with Mary Anne Christian, the South Central regional director of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network. Mary Anne explains the...

Middle Tennessee Raptor Center: Community Corner

For this episode of Community Corner we're speaking with Valerie Russell the Founder and President of the Middle Tennessee Raptor Center. "Raptors" are birds...
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Turnip Green Creative Reuse – Community Corner

This week Turnip Green Creative Reuse has caught Lightning 100's attention! This local non-profit has found quite a creative solution for landfill waste that...

Community Corner: Nashville Public Library Foundation

This week we had the pleasure of chatting with Dee Patel, the co-chair of the Nashville Public Library Foundation's Picnic In The Park fundraiser....

Nashville By Nicole: American Foundation For Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

Meet Kat Cloud, Tennessee State Director of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)!

GROW Enrichment: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we had the privilege of inviting Ginger-Rose Krueck, Executive Director of GROW Enrichment into the studio (in person!). Since...

Tennessee Ornithological Society – Community Corner

Today we welcomed Cyndi Routledge and Pam Lasley, President and Treasurer of the Tennessee Ornithological Society. The Tennessee Ornithological Society was founded in Nashville on...