Amy Kaherl is the Executive Director of Detroit SOUP. Amy received her MA in Theology (emphasizing in popular culture) in 2008 from Fuller Theological Seminary. Founded in 2010, Detroit SOUP is a microgranting dinner that celebrates creative projects in the city and has helped Detroiters giving back to Detroiters over $90,000 towards art, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology and urban agriculture. Amy and SOUP have recently been honored as a White House Champion of Change for their crowdfunding efforts and have been featured on the BBC, the front page of the Sunday Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, New York Times, NPR, Fast Company, O Magazine, Dwell Magazine, and NBC Nightly News (among other wonderful publications). While not running SOUP Amy is involved in planning the after parties for the Detroit City Futbol League (a neighborhood based soccer league) and as DJ Amy Dreamcatcher with the monthly party, Nothing Elegant.