What does it look like for a family in Utah when they don’t have insurance or access to medical care? In January, the Making a Difference Foundation staff, officers, and board members got to see firsthand not only what it looks like, but what it feels like when touring the…
My Trip To Argentina
Guest Blogger: Greg McLeod, MADF Board of Directors Have you ever seen what it’s like when people don’t have access to but need medical care? I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to serve on a medical mission trip in Mendoza Argentina this past September and while the…
Your Donations Make a Difference!
Guest Blogger: Ronnie Williams My name is Ronnie Williams and I have been the treasurer and financial officer of the Making a Difference Foundation (MADF) since its inception in December 2016. My most important responsibility as financial officer is to make sure your donations are used efficiently and effectively to…
2021 Annual Report
2021 marked the Making a Difference Foundation’s 5-year anniversary as an organization. It’s incredible to think about how much we have grown and changed since our humble beginnings in late 2016. In our annual report we hope you will celebrate with us in all that we’ve accomplished in developing into…
New Year, New Ways to Travel
Covid has changed so many plans over the past 2+ years. I think almost everyone has experienced some sort of event or trip being postponed, rearranged, or just canceled all together. It still seems like every month our plans for medical mission’s change. It’s hard to plan when the world…
Local Grant Video: The Mundi Project
Lexi Graham, from our CHG Healthcare Salt Lake City office, talks about her experience volunteering with the Mundi Project and applying for a Local Grant in this video!
A New Approach to Medical Missions
In 2021, with medical mission trips still on hold, and travel only resuming slightly, the Making a Difference Foundation looked at their medical mission trips to figure out a way to still help providers get to communities that needed help. Out of that, the foundation decided to use our grant…
Floating Doctors
The Making a Difference Foundation believes in the power of igniting the passions of medical providers through medical mission trips. But we also believe, that to go far, you must go together. That’s why we partner with world class organizations like Floating Doctors. Floating Doctors believes that if the patients…
Looking Back and Looking Forward: My Time on the Making a Difference Foundation’s Board
Guest Blogger: Morris Jensby Former Making a Difference Foundation Board Member Serving on a charitable non-profit board in any capacity has the potential provide new vision to the needs of society and community, opens your heart to opportunity building, and tests your commitment to steward funds and services that can…
What is Making a Difference Week?
Guest Blogger: Gregory McLeod Making a Difference Foundation, Board of Directors Making A Difference (MAD) Week! What is it? In my best Morpheus voice (Matrix reference), “What if I told you that you are about to gladly engage in a bidding war to give your money away to help people…