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!

NAMI Davidson County: Community Corner

We spent some time with NAMI Davidson County in the studio for this week's Community Corner. Nation Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is a...

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,...

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...
Mother To Mother

Mother To Mother: Community Corner

Mother's Day might be a while off for now but Mother To Mother is giving back to local moms every day! Our Community Corner...
Turnip Green

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...
Nashville Tree Foundation

Nashville Tree Foundation: Community Corner

The Nashville Tree Foundation (NTF) is the focus for this week's Community Corner! Since planting season kicked off at the beginning of this month,...
second harvest food bank

Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN: Community Corner

This month of September is Hunger Action Month and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee is leading the charge! To honor them, this...

Oasis Center: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we had the pleasure of introducing you to Mark Dunkerly, President and CEO of the Oasis Center. The Oasis...

Hands On Nashville Strobel Awards Announced

On Thursday, July 1st, Hands On Nashville announced the recipients of the 2021 Mary Catherine Strobel Awards. The annual awards honor individuals in the...

Lynn Goldsmith: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner we mixed it up a little, chatting with renowned photographer Lynn Goldsmith about her upcoming exhibit at The Centennial...

Giving Smiles: Community Corner

This week on Community Corner, we got to introduce you to founder of Giving Smiles, Dr. Eileen Seitz. Giving Smiles is a 501(c)3 nonprofit...

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...

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....

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...

Community Corner: Play Like A Girl

This week on Community Corner we had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Kimberly Clay, Founder and CEO of Play Like A Girl....

Community Corner: National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

This week on Community Corner, we sat down with Robin Nobling, Executive Director of the Davidson branch of the National Alliance on Mental...

Community Corner: Persist Nashville

This week on Community Corner, we sat down with Scott Campbell of Persist Nashville, a local nonprofit seeking to increase the college graduation rate...

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,...

Community Corner: Poverty And The Arts

This week on Community Corner, we had the privilege of talking with an organization that shares our love of art, music, and creativity....

Nashville By Nicole: Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee

Meet Sandy Obodzinski, CEO of Gilda's Club Middle Tennessee!