e-Journal Archive

Subscribe to the e-Journal The Problem with Nonprofit Marketing July 15, 2024 Read More → Great Reads for Summer or Winter June 30, 2024 Read More → Ask for the resources you really need June 22, 2024 Read More → Don’t forget to sing when you win June 10, 2024 Read More → The Social … Read more

Subscribe to Creating the Future’s e-Journal

Subscribe to Creating the Future’s e-Journal Creating the Future’s e-Journal shares Catalytic Thinking practices that you can experiment with in your day-to-day life.  It is also where we announce conversations you can participate in, decision-making meetings you can be part of, and new educational offerings and updates. You can see past issues of our eJournal … Read more

The Problem with Nonprofit Marketing

Current e-Journal – July 16, 2024 The Problem with Social Sector Marketing In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements   • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: The Problem with Social Sector Marketing • Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Hiring Practices that Bring Out the Best in Everyone Involved Creating the Future’s Integrity … Read more

Great Reads for Summer or Winter

Current e-Journal – July 1, 2024   Great Reads for Summer or Winter This week’s eJournal is a special one  Great Reads for Summer or Winter People are always asking us for book recommendations. As we head into the depths of the season – whether you find yourself in mid-winter (in the southern part of … Read more

Ask for the resources you really need

Current e-Journal – June 25, 2024 Ask for ALL the resources you really need In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Catalytic Thinking Exercise:  Ask for ALL the Resources You Need Resources to Further Your Practice Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Ask for the resources you really need In his blog a few months ago, nonprofit rabble rouser … Read more

Don’t forget to sing when you win

Current e-Journal – June 11, 2024     Don’t forget to sing when you win Are you familiar with the delightful series, Welcome to Wrexham? The series documents the trials and triumphs of a football (soccer) team in Wales. One of the striking features of this documentary series is the theme song, with lyrics about … Read more

The Social Sector Budgeting Problem

Current e-Journal – May 28, 2024 Social Sector Budgeting Problem In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements   Catalytic Thinking Exercise:  The Problem with Budgeting Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Get Inspired to Kick Butt! Last week, Creating the Future hosted an inspiring conversation about the antidote to nonprofit leaders feeling … Read more

Do you trust your community?

Current e-Journal – May 7, 2024   Do you trust your community? In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… • Invitations & Announcements   • Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Do you trust your community? • Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements: Designing Equitable Hiring Practices via Catalytic Thinking At our May Integrity conversation, we will continue … Read more

Creating the Future’s Community Engagement Timeline

In 2022, as Creating the Future prepared to step into the final 5 years of our 10-year mission, we came to you – our community members – to determine our next steps. This degree of engagement is in our DNA, as the very first question in the Catalytic Thinking framework is this: Who will be … Read more