In 2003, a group of residents in northwest Arkansas formed an organization that would encourage philanthropy by creating opportunities for nonprofits, corporations, and individuals to protect and invest in the people and causes that they loved. That organization is the Fayetteville Community Foundation.
When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.