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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!
Our September board meeting will happen right here at this post on Monday, September 8th at 1pm ET. Watch the meeting live here, and share your ideas, questions, and observations by tweeting to the hashtag#CTFuture. If the video does not appear precisely on the hour, please be patient – we are probably running a few minutes … Read more
We asked, and you answered! After receiving an enormous amount of feedback on what you envisioned a new logo for Creating the Future would look and feel like, we were able to gather all the blog comments, Facebook comments and other input into a design request. As a reminder of what we are trying to … Read more
Our August board meeting promises to be a lively one, with three important questions to work through. Anyone who observes our board meetings knows that we like to be thorough, and with three big topics, you’ll want to bring your roller skates to help us navigate through these conversations! Item #1: Creating the Future’s Annual IRS 990 … Read more
To hear the full story of this case study, including the various strategies we are using, watch the video at the end of this post. This post may feel a bit unusual. Normally a case study has a beginning, middle and end. We’re still in the middle of this case study, though. As a fellow … Read more
“Sometimes it feels like CPR. No one person can do it alone. You can do chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth for only so long, and then you need someone else to take over. In the meantime, you need to be able to call on someone to get the defibrillator, and someone else to call 911.” I … Read more
This is Part 2 in a series inviting social change funders and investors to participate in a demonstration project, to recreate how social change is resourced, to align the values of means with their intended ends. To read this series from the introduction to the project, head here. “Are you guys crazy?” That’s the question … Read more
Out with the old logo, in with the new! After a year of finding our voice and our message (which you'll find here), it is time to turn those words into images and graphics. And YES – that means a new logo, and a new overall “look and feel” for everything from a new website (finally!), … Read more
What would social change funding look and feel like if it 100% reflected the world it aimed to create? That is the question at the heart of several demonstration projects for which Creating the Future is seeking courageous and curious partners. This post will be the first in a series, describing the projects, the intent, … Read more
Creating the Future's board meeting will happen right here on Monday, July 14th at 1pm EDT. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To share your ideas, questions, and observations, tweet to the hashtag#CTFuture. Board Packet Materials: • Agenda • Board Report: Video One of the best things about offering leadership to a … Read more
In preparation for this Monday's upcoming board meeting, there are two reports to help bring everyone to the same page. The first is a summary of this year of considering the board's legal obligations – a year of foundational conversations that will have impact on how this organization does its work from this point forward. … Read more