Living in Carver County Podcast: Building a Better Society with Heather Tran
In this episode of Living in Carver County, Greg sits down with Heather Tran, co-founder of A Better Society, a Chanhassen-based nonprofit that’s redefining how communities come together to solve problems. Founded in 2008, A Better Society takes innovative social ideas, incubates them, and scales them into sustainable projects that strengthen local communities from the inside out.
Heather shares how their mission—to discover needs, collaborate on solutions, and activate sustainable outcomes—has led to meaningful partnerships and upstream thinking. Instead of simply reacting to challenges, Heather and her team are helping communities ask deeper questions: Why do these needs exist in the first place—and how can we prevent them?
We’ll talk about the organization’s unique data-driven approach to understanding community needs, how collaboration fuels real impact, and projects like Project Lin-kij, which connect people and resources in creative new ways.
If you’ve ever wondered how local innovation can create lasting change—or how you can be part of a more connected, compassionate Carver County—this conversation is for you.
