SOUP IN THE PRESS
- Click on Detroit: Detroit Soup: The city’s creative collective (Feb. 2017)
- The Guardian: The soup revolution: changing cities over dinner, from Detroit to Liverpool (Aug. 2016)
- Detroit Metro Times: Soup, Salad, and Belle Isle: Detroit Soup’s latest crowdfunding extravaganza (July 2016)
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Detroit takes center stage at Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Silicon Valley (June 2016)
- Detroit News: Detroit Soup, funding ideas one bowl at a time (May 2016)
- Yahoo! News: How Motor City Is Shifting Gears (March 2016)
- New York Times: In Detroit, Cheap Eats, D.I.Y. Art and the Charm of Locals (Oct. 2016)
- BBC: How the Soup project is changing the UK (Oct. 2015)
- BBC: Can soup change the world? (March 2015)
- BBC: Detroit Soup goes to Kathmandu (March 2015)
- Belfast Telegraph: The secret of having a good life hangs in the balance (March 2015)
- Crain’s Detroit Business: Fundraising party to celebrate 5 years of Detroit Soup pitch sessions (Feb. 2015)
- Detroit News: Detroit Soup nonprofit marking 5 years with fundraiser (Feb. 2015)
- Detroit Free Press: Inspiring SOUP heading to Katmandu (Feb. 2015)
- Huffington Post: Here’s What 5 Years Of Community Restoration Looks Like In Detroit (Feb. 2015)
- The Michigan Daily: Detroit Soup raises $325 for city-based organization (Feb. 2015)
- Model D Media: Detroit SOUP to celebrate fifth anniversary with party and fundraiser at Ford Field (Jan. 2015)
- Michipreneur: Detroit SOUP celebrates 5 years of helping entrepreneurs (Jan. 2015)
- Upworthy: Here, Copy This Lady’s Idea And Make Your Own Community A Little More Wonderful (Jan. 2014)
- Southeast Michigan Start Up: Detroit Soup cooking up neighborhood entrepreneurship (Nov. 2013)
- NextShark: Detroit SOUP Brings Crowdfunding Offline To Make Detroit Better (Oct. 2013)
- The Michigan Daily: Detroit SOUP nurtures community business (Oct. 2013)
- Indiegogo Blog: No Soup For You! Offline Crowdfunding in Detroit (July 2013)
- Read the Spirit: Soup that feeds the spirit (July 2013)
- Whitehouse.gov: Making Detroit Better, One Soup at a Time (June 2013)
- Sustainable Cities Collective: Detroit SOUP: Feeding Community Projects (June 2013)
- Government Technology: White House Names Detroit Crowdfunding Project a “Champion of Change” (June 2013)
- Model D Media: White House highlights Amy Kaherl as a ‘Champion of Change’ (June 2013)
- Awesome Mitten: Detroit SOUP (May 2013)
- GOOD: Five Bucks Well Spent: Soup, Salad, and Support for Creative Social Change (April 2013)
- Huffington Post Detroit: Detroit SOUP, Founder Amy Kaherl, Featured On ‘NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams’ (Jan. 2013)
- Model D Media: Detroit SOUP: Like Christmas in July (July 2012)
- Model D Media: Summer SOUP: Detroit micro-funder keeps creative heat on (June 2012)
- Dwell: Local Fundraising (May 2012)
- Glamour (Fr.): À Detroit Ils Réinventent l’American Dream! (May 2012)
- The American Prospect: The Death and Life of Detroit (April 2012)
- Idealist: Idea File: Pitch your idea at a “Sunday Soup” potluck (April 2012)
- UIX Detroit: Amy Kaherl (March 2012)
- Model D Media: Soup’s on: We begin a monthly series stirred up by Detroit micro-grant funder (Feb. 2012)
- Knight Foundation Blog: Mastering the art of shared experience and community engagement (Sept. 2011)
- The Urbanist Dispatch: Harnessing the Power of Soup (Aug. 2011)
- Fast Company: WHAT A DETROIT SUPPER CLUB TEACHES US ABOUT CO-CREATIVITY (Aug. 2011)
- Make: Maker Faire Detroit: Interview with Amy Kaherl of Detroit SOUP (July 2011)
- GOOD: Steal This Idea: Detroit SOUP Dinners Fund Grants for Artists (Jan. 2011)
- BBC: Can Soup Change the World; Part 1 Detroit (Feb. 2015)
- BBC: Can Soup Change the World; Part 2 Nepal (Feb. 2015)
- clickondetroit.com: Live in the D: Detroit Soup 5th Year Anniversary (Feb. 2015)
- Detroit Pistons: Come Together: Detroit SOUP (Jan. 2014)
- uixdetroit.com: Amy Kaherl (interview) (Dec. 2014)
- SBS: Detroit Rising (Nov. 2013)
- AOL: Funded: Detroit SOUP (Sept. 2013)
- clickondetroit.com: Live in the D: Detroit SOUP (Aug. 2013)
- BBC: Detroit soup: Community recipe for reviving Motor City (Feb. 2013)
- Michigan Radio: Detroit non-profit leader: We are so afraid to give (Aug. 2015)
- BBC World Service: Can Soup Change the World? Part One: Detroit (March 2015)
Can Soup Change the World? Part Two: Nepal (March 2015) - WDET: Get It While It’s Hot: Detroit Soup Turns 5 (Feb. 2015)
- NPR – Tell Me More: Can Detroiters Make A Better City With Soup? (Nov. 2012)
- NPR- All Things Considered: Over Bowls Of Soup, Donors Find Recipe For Change (Feb. 2012)
UNITED KINGDOM:
- Bristol, UK: A crowdfunding initiative with a twist (Feb. 2017)
- Bridport, UK: Crowdfunding at ‘SOUP’ (Aug. 2016)
- Cambridge, UK: CambridgeSoup Project launches in 2016 (Dec. 2015)
- Edinburgh, UK: Features: Edinburgh Soup (Dec. 2015)
- Exeter, UK: Fun Foodie Version of Dragons Den Comes to Exeter (Nov. 2015)
- Halton, UK: ‘Detroit Soup’ micro-funding ideas pitching contest coming to Halton (May 2016)
Public vote lands £400 funding boost for Runcorn archery group (June 2016) - Halstead, UK: Fire Station set to hold first Halstead Soup event (June 2016)
- Huddersfield, UK: Micro-investment crowdfunding venture SOUP to launch in Huddersfield (Aug. 2016)
- Keighley, UK: Winner takes all as Community Soup raises cash for Keighley community groups (Jan. 2016)
- Manchester, UK: Detroit Soup scheme launches in Manchester to help raise cash for region’s charities and small businesses (Nov. 2015)
- Newcastle, UK: Soup-er model is extended to highlight North East community ideas (Nov. 2015)
- Preston, UK: Detroit Soup crowdfunding idea comes to Preston (Feb. 2016)
- Rochdale, UK: Can a Detroit crowdfunding movement reverse Rochdale’s decline? (June 2016)
- Tamworth, UK: Tamworth community group aim to use soup as way to fund success (Jan. 2017)
- Walker, UK: Walker SOUP imports Detroit community idea to put residents in charge of regeneration (Nov. 2015)
- York, UK: York Soup returns, offering possible windfall to local groups (Nov. 2016)
ASIA
- Shanghai, China: Unique crowd-sourcing campaign combines micro-financing and food (Jan. 2017)
AUSTRALIA
- Sanctuary Point, Australia: Sanctuary Point SOUP set to serve up community change (June 2016)
- Christchurch, Australia: CHCH SOUP to expand into Suburban Communities! (Dec. 2016)
UNITED STATES
- Chinatown, NY, NY: Chinatown Soup Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Help Launch ‘Community Focused Cafe’ with Junie Dish (Dec. 2015)
- Cincinnati, OH: Micro-granting organization provides dinner and instant funds to projects (June 2016)
- Houston, TX: Soup, kindness fuel events hosted by nonprofit (Oct. 2015)
- Knoxville, TN: Knoxville’s SOUP fundraising dinners gain momentum (April 2016)
- La Crosse, WI: La Crosse SOUP Summit aims to inspire do-gooders (Jan. 2016)
- Sheboygan, WI: Sheboygan SOUP nourishes positive community ideas (Feb. 2017)
- Wausau, WI: SOUP’s on! Wausau SOUP to spur new ideas (Oct. 2016)
MEDIA POLICY
Our dinner is a public dinner which means you are more than welcome to come and participate with the dinner. Please be mindful of presenters, their stories, and that the intent of the dinner is to look at how individuals are looking to make Detroit better. Please pay the $5 entrance fee and participate in the process of the dinner!
- You are welcome to film our dinner.
- You are welcome to photograph the dinner.
- You are welcome to interview presenters and dinner guests.
You may not:
- Make people sign waivers to be a part of the dinner.
- Disturb the presenters in any way while they present.
- PLEASE be mindful of those who are at the dinner. They are there to participate, vote, and ask questions to the diners. Please do not stand in their way in order to get the best shot possible.
Please be aware of past stories and how they have portrayed Detroit SOUP. We are more than excited to have you but please think less about how the story started and more of why it continues into it’s fourth year. The organization has changed, grown, expanded and developed. It’s very different than our most wonderful beginnings. To know more about that story please read/watch the following:
- Amy’s (Executive Director) story with the White House.
- How the dinner works: From AOL Series: Funded
- Another great overview with NPR.
- Please also check out our ABOUT page as it also leads to a lot of history, story, and connection.
If this sounds good to you please be in contact with Amy
( amy@detroitsoup.com ). She will be happy to share further details and help answer any of your questions. We are happy for you to share our story but if you wish to do an interview with the folks from SOUP we will be happy to share our story after the dinner is over, not during (we like to experience the dinner) or before (setting up).