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There is so much going on this month at Creating the Future that it is hard to choose which of several important issues the board should discuss in its limited time together at next week’s meeting. Unlike most boards, though, it is not just our board that will be participating in this meeting. You will … Read more
On April 4th, the Faculty Development team gathered to begin drilling down. If one of the primary goals is that our education programs “link the spiritual to the practical, giving people ways to act upon their values, to BE “care and love” right now, and to help others be that as well,” then what qualities … Read more
Imagine if your board members were more deeply engaged in your organization’s work had all the information they needed AND read it / understood it each month had critical documents such as bylaws at their fingertips (without having to haul around a 3-inch-thick policy binder). knew each other as people (rather than as “Bob – … Read more
Social investing: One of the most important parts of the puzzle for creating a world that works for everyone. What if that’s not true? In fact, what if it is not only not true – what if the current state of social investment is actually part of the problem? What if the way we resource … 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
As part of our ongoing efforts to find language and clarity about how to talk about Creating the Future's mission and work, tomorrow (Wednesday, April 10) we will spend time again with two brilliant Branding / Strategy experts, Dave Svet (Spur Communications) and Zach Braiker (Refine and Focus). The meeting will begin at 1pm Pacific … Read more
If we say, “Craigslist,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Finding a deal on a used guitar? Selling your kids’ old bikes? Finding a roommate? For Craig Newmark, the founder of Craigslist, it is about connecting. In his words, it is about the assumption that people will work together and “give each … 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
Our April board meeting will be Monday, April 8 at 1pm ET(NA). To join in the conversation, watch for the video stream to appear at the end of this post. (There will be no video there until the meeting begins – and if it’s 1pm sharp and there’s no video, please wait for it – … Read more