{"id":138,"date":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship\/dream-it-fund\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T17:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:37:11","slug":"live-it-fund","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Live It Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2024\/09\/Laurice-students2-scaled.jpeg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Live It Fund<\/span>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Visualize the change you hope to see and Live It! <\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Live It Fund supports students in activating the change they wish to see in the world. Students are provided funding and hands-on support in developing, testing, and piloting innovative solutions to complex problems they have identified on campus, in community, and across the globe. <\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">J-Term 2027<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">What impact would you make with $2,000? <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">The Live It Fund provides funding for J-Term and Summer projects (Summer includes an additional project support stipend). Students participate in structured programming (approx. 6-weeks J-term and\/or 10-weeks summer) to help refine and realize their project ideas alongside a cohort of fellow changemakers.\r\n\r\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OeJuU59hQBOF1hW3bvFj7JpvI5tvUSUhspfJPxa8gYc\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.uobo7gwv1h49\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    J-Term Live it Fund Information Packet \n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScNe90SuQerUnVjtlIGyq3fX57IgeTtLPAXzxy2x67PA3FoTQ\/closedform\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Application Closes Thurs., Nov. 12\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>J-Term Live It Fund projects run from mid-December 2026 through late January 2027. Applicants need to include a project timeline in their proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">J-Term Live It Fund Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Monday, September 28 <\/td><td>Application Opens<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 1: Noon -1:00 pm<\/td><td>Student Panel &amp; Info Session | #250 DeWitt Wallace Library<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday, October 20: Noon -1:00 pm<\/td><td>Workshop: Identifying and Framing a Critical Problem  | #250 DeWitt Wallace Library<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tuesday, November 10: Noon -1:00 pm<\/td><td>Macathon Ideas to Action Session | #250 DeWitt Wallace Library<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday, November 12: 5:00 pm<strong> <\/strong><\/td><td>Application Closes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Monday, November 23<\/td><td>Final Awards Announcement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Thursday, February 4: 11:30 am-1:00 pm (TBD) <\/td><td>J-Term Live It Fund Final Showcase<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have application questions? Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OeJuU59hQBOF1hW3bvFj7JpvI5tvUSUhspfJPxa8gYc\/edit?usp=sharing\">J-Term Live It Fund info packet<\/a> for additional details and to learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Summer &amp; J-Term Participants<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/summer-2025-2\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/january-2025-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2026\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/summer-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/january-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2025\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/summer-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2024-live-it-fund-participants-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2024\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/summer-2023-live-it-fund-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2023-live-it-fund-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2023\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/summer-2022-live-it-fund-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2022\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2022-live-it-fund-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2022\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2020-live-it-fund-recipients\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2020\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2018-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2019\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2018-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2019\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=728&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Summer 2018\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/live-it-fund\/pastrecipients\/january-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    January 2018\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                            <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Live It Fund News &amp; Highlights<\/span>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/turning-vision-into-action-live-it-fund-j-term-2026-projects\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"J Term Live It Fund students with staff\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2026\/02\/IMG_7527-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpeg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Six J-Term students reflect the breadth of what change-making can look like and demonstrate what happens when student creativity meets community-centered action.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/turning-vision-into-action-live-it-fund-j-term-2026-projects\/\" target=\"_self\">Turning Vision into Action: Live It Fund J-Term 2026 Projects<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/voices-of-lake-street-project\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Student Caroline \u2018Fitz\u2019 Fitzpatrick with alum Matt Kazinka \u201911.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2026\/02\/20260129_CarolineFitzpatrick_kas_08_WordPress_Featured_Image_1920x1080-1-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Caroline \u2018Fitz\u2019 Fitzpatrick \u201926 spent her January learning from community\u2014amplifying the voices of immigrant business owners.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/voices-of-lake-street-project\/\" target=\"_blank\">Where entrepreneurs can be found &#8211; questioning traditional ideas<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/84951\/features\/students-present-j-term-live-it-fund-projects\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A group of participants from a Live It Fund J Term student project\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">The Live It Fund empowers students filled with hope and drive to transform their ideas into action to change the world for good.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/84951\/features\/students-present-j-term-live-it-fund-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\">Students present J-Term Live It Fund Projects<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/2025-live-it-fund-participants-reflect-on-their-journeys\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"J-Term Live It Fund students Anna Jensen and Felicia Winfrey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/LIF-JTERM-25-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">We asked some of the J-Term 2025 participants about their experiences working on their Live It Fund projects.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/02\/2025-live-it-fund-participants-reflect-on-their-journeys\/\" target=\"_blank\">From a Dermatology Toolkit to Autism Help<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/83722\/features\/mac-students-work-toward-better-futures-in-j-term-live-it-fund\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A group of eleven students in front of a presentation screen\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/03\/2025J-Term-Live-It-Fund-Group-Photo-V2-scaled-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Students lean into an opportunity to support folks outside  of campus or even fellow students.<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/83722\/features\/mac-students-work-toward-better-futures-in-j-term-live-it-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mac students work toward better futures in J-Term Live It Fund<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/student-innovators-share-their-january-2024-live-it-fund-experiences\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A photo collage of eight students in the Live It Fund Program\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/Live_it_Fund_recap-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">&#8220;I learned that the first step is to be confident in my own ideas without expecting them to be right all the time.&#8221; Nibia Becarra Santillan \u02bc25 <\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/student-innovators-share-their-january-2024-live-it-fund-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\">Student Innovators Share Their January 2024 Live It Fund Experiences<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/activating-change\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A photo collage of five Live It Fund program students\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/LiveIt-Photo-web-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">&#8220;It was just so fulfilling seeing so many people come together in this shared interest and understanding of how music is so impactful in our lives.&#8221; &#8211; Grace Lin \u201923<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/01\/activating-change\/\" target=\"_blank\">Activating Change<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/making-a-documentary-in-costa-rica\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_blank\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"A student is siding by a video recording camera aimed at two people sitting at a table\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/Liveit2022-ChloeVasquez-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                                                <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">\u201cSometimes we forget that there are people dying from something as ridiculously old and well-known as snake bites.\u201d &#8211; Chloe Vasquez \u201924<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/07\/making-a-documentary-in-costa-rica\/\" target=\"_blank\">Making a documentary in Costa Rica<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Email&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ehalaas@macalester.edu\">ehalaas@macalester.edu<\/a>, Erik Halaas, Program Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n 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