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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!
The March 2014 board meeting will happen right here on Monday, March 10 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of the screen to watch here, and tweet your participation to the hashtag #CTFuture. This month's board meeting will be a brief one with just two items to discuss / act upon: Item 1: Adding … Read more
The next meeting of the Faculty Development team will appear right here on Monday, March 3rd at 2pm Pacific time (5pm Eastern time). Head to the bottom of this post for the video of that meeting. Background Just about a year ago, Creating the Future developed its first resource development plan. Unlike planning processes that … Read more
Many questions have arisen about the demonstration project Creating the Future has embarked upon with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO). In preparation for our next meeting (Thursday February 27th from 1pm-3pm ET – watch it below), we thought we would catch folks up on what we have been doing, and what we’re learning … Read more
The next meeting of the Faculty Development team will appear right here on Tuesday, February 25th at 1pm Pacific time (4pm Eastern time). Head ot the bottom of this post for the video of that meeting. Just about a year ago, Creating the Future developed its first resource development plan. Unlike planning processes that really … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Wednesday, Febraury 19 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During this session we will continue yesterday's budget discussion for the joint conference, … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Tuesday, Febraury 18 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During this session we will be discussing the budget for the joint conference … Read more
Since our early exploratory meetings, both the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations and Creating the Future staff have been clear about our mutual goals for the joint conference we are planning for April of this year. We have seen the conference as one among many first steps towards the goal of accelerating and supporting a … Read more
The next planning meeting for the joint PANO / Creating the Future Conference will happen right here on Tuesday, Febraury 11 at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To participate, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. During the last meeting of the Conference Planning Team, we talked about the … Read more
Creating the Future's February board meeting will happen right here on Monday, Febraury 10th at 1pm ET. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch it live. To share your ideas, questions, and observations, tweet to the hashtag #CTFuture. For the past several meetings, Creating the Future's board has been focused on the 'backstory" … Read more
What would capacity building look like if it aimed at biulding capacity for strong communities vs. strong organizations? During two days of meetings last August in rural western Pennsylvania, that was the question facing staff and board members from several organizations invoved in variuos aspects of capacity building. The meeting was hosted by the Westmoreland County … Read more