Hildy Gottlieb Close your eyes and picture a “movement” for creating a better world. What do you see? It is likely the image you conjured is one of people making something happen. Perhaps you envisioned the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington or the individual protests that came before and after that single event. Or perhaps you … Read more
What would it make possible if every community around the world had infrastructure dedicated to ensuring the best possible quality of life for everyone? That question has been on our minds a lot lately, as we have thought about what it will take to accomplish Creating the Future’s mission in the 10 years we have … Read more
I am very lucky – I get to spend a lot of time with community benefit consultants. As a recovering consultant myself (now an organizational founder), I cherish that I get to spend so much time with people who have chosen their work based on their passion for making the world a better place. After … Read more
July 1 will mark 6 months of Creating the Future’s experiment with openly inviting participation in all our work – from board meetings to resource development and branding meetings, to conversations with funders and everything in between. Which means it is time to step back and assess: What are we all learning from this effort? … Read more
What does an AWESOME board look like? Join us for our June board meeting, and find out! (For details, skip to the bottom of this post.) And in case you think we are exaggerating, we have proof that Creating the Future's board is AWESOME – the Awesome Without Borders Foundation says so! Last month, we … Read more
For the very first time in their history, BoardSource is opening their 2013 conference to speakers outside their own realm. Which means that pretty much everyone remotely related to boards and governance is spending this week writing a proposal to present at the BoardSource conference – including us! Several of Creating the Future’s governance geeks … Read more
True confession time: the members of Creating the Future’s board of directors love our board. We lament when meetings are over. In fact, long ago when our meetings were only 90 minutes long, our board requested that we meet for 2 hours – yes, they wanted a LONGER meeting, not a shorter one! Now that … Read more
A few months ago, I taught three hours of webinars for NTEN on “Building Community through Twitter Chats.” And a funny thing happened during the first session: It wasn’t about twitter chats at all. That’s because building community is not about the technology, but about building community! The same things that will make for a … Read more
What qualifications do we want people have, to teach classes on behalf of Creating the Future? That question, in any other realm, might begin a conversation that brainstorms qualifications. People might suggest bringing in a faculty development expert. Others might begin suggesting one-on-one mentorships or online classes or other formats for instruction. The question would … Read more
Words matter. The words change leaders use to tell their story can make or break how effective they are in accomplishing their goals. Over the past few months, Creating the Future has been intently exploring what words best describe the work we are doing. Through online meetings and private conversations, experts and fans have guided … Read more