Community: The Heart of Every Exchange

  • Grassroots organizations are underfunded and overburdened.

  • Only 12% of international development funding reaches local organizations directly

    Global Humanitarian Report, 2022

  • Yet these are the people defending human rights, feeding their communities, and nurturing faith and hope.

  • As traditional aid structures remain unreliable, it is critical for nimble, mission-driven nonprofits to fill the gap.

Across the globe, grassroots organizations are already leading movements of justice, healing, and hope. What they often lack are long-term partners who listen, walk alongside them, and provide access to networks and resources.

Executive Exchange amplifies their work, providing relational partnerships, global visibility, and executive allies who are ready to learn as much as they give.

“We listen, walk alongside, and provide our partners with access to networks and resources, for the long haul.”
— Chris Reinmuth, Founder

At the heart of every exchange is the community itself — families and leaders working tirelessly to address their own challenges with courage and creativity.

Executive Exchange honors local leadership and co-creates solutions that respond to real needs. Communities gain not just temporary aid, but lasting investment, partnerships, and the solidarity of leaders who believe in their vision for change.

Inaugural Partner

Founded by retired educators Lori Benoit and Lori Roy, The Lori’s Foundation works alongside communities in rural Kenya to expand opportunity and improve everyday life through education, food assistance, and a variety of programs that support local youth.

As Executive Exchange’s inaugural partner, the Foundation will help ground the program in trusted local relationships and community-identified priorities. Together, the organizations are planning a series of events leading to Executive Exchange’s first cohort experience in Kenya in fall 2027—connecting accomplished leaders with local changemakers to exchange knowledge, strengthen organizations, and build sustainable impact.

Community Partner

ALL PEOPLE FREE is a US-based non-profit working toward freedom for all people held under systemic oppression in the brick kilns of the Middle East and Asia.