Best Nonprofit Mover-and-Shaker

Photo: Daniel Meigs

After raising her hand in an audience of much (much) younger folks, Martin McConnell stole the stage at last year’s WeWork Creator Awards in Marathon Village. Her enthusiasm and confidence were rewarded with $50,000 in seed money intended to help her expand her local nonprofit Music for Seniors, which takes live music (not CDs, iPods or streaming services) into senior living communities. After 12 years of slow-but-steady growth in Nashville, Music for Seniors expanded to Knoxville this summer, with an eye toward Chicago next. Expect to see Martin McConnell continue to shoot her hand up when necessary. MARGARET LITTMAN

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