You probably have tasted it at least a few times in your life. Cookie joy. Maybe, for you, tastes like chocolate chip or snickerdoodle or sugar cookie or some other scrumptious variety are what you remember from your growing up years. The joy part though, isn’t just about the taste. It’s about the receiving.

Chatham Alliance began with people just having a conversation. Just like we all do. Sharing what’s going on in our lives. Sharing our plans. Sharing what’s new with our families. Sharing our ideas. Laughing. Listening.Talking. Just the casual stuff.

And one of those little sparks of an idea in that conversation caught on and bloomed.