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This area is filled with how-to articles, engaging conversations, and tons of examples of Catalytic Thinking in Action including actual planning sessions. Much to explore and learn from!
We have found a treasure trove of free online research, and we just had to share! Research about hunger and transportation. And about economic development and the environment. And pretty much any area of focus that has to do with changing the world! IssueLab is an online resource with over 16,000 articles available – for free, … Read more
This post is part of an ongoing series inviting social change funders and investors to recreate how social change is resourced, to align the values of their means with their intended ends. To read about this effort from its inception, head to this post at our Philanthropy blog. For all posts related to rethinking philanthropy … Read more
This post is part of an ongoing series inviting social change funders and investors to recreate how social change is resourced, to align the values of their means with their intended ends. To read about this effort from its inception, head here. For all posts related to rethinking philanthropy in general, click the category link here. … Read more
Creating the Future’s tagline is simple and powerful: Change the Questions, Change the World! Which of course then begs the question, “What are those questions?” The answers lie in our brand new white paper, Change the Questions, Change the World: Creating the Future’s Theory of Everything. Download it Now When you download the paper, you’ll find it is actually … Read more
How could your annual planning create the future of your community? And how is that different from the planning most organizations already do? Gayle Valeriote has been doing just that kind of planning with organizations across North America. In the February edition of the Making Change vid-cast, Gayle will be joined by the leaders of two … Read more
Our February board meeting will happen right here at this post on Monday, February 9th at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (NA) // 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (NA). This month we’ll be welcoming a new board member and developing the board’s “work plan” for 2015. Here is February 2015 Creating the Future Board Agenda. And this … Read more
When preparing to plan, what are the most important questions to answer, to set the stage for successful and impactful planning? The experts in Creating the Future’s Facebook group for consultants to community benefit organizations have a wealth of experience in this type of work, so we asked for them to share their wisdom on … Read more
We are finally ready to redesign Creating the Future’s website and look at our overall online presence. We will be live streaming our first planning conversation on what our strategy should be on February 4th at 11am ET. We expect guests from across the globe to be part of the live discussion and would love … Read more
Our January board meeting will happen right here at this post on Monday, January 12th at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (NA) // 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (NA). To view January’s board meeting agenda, click here. Topic: “Intellectual Property” Every bit of Creating the Future’s programs and purpose are built upon our “intellectual property.” (We’ve put that term … Read more
What is the most meaningful and memorable “thank you” you’ve ever received? We posed this question to a group of experts who work with all types of community organizations, and we received some very inspiring responses! As we read those stories, a clear pattern emerged: Whether the thank you was in response to a … Read more