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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!
Are you thinking about building a program or project aimed to create a more healthy, vibrant community? In our experience, the most exciting part of any new effort is engaging people in building the effort together. Whether a group is building a single project / program or a full range of programs, using a fully engaged … Read more
Please note – the updated infographic is at this link here. We are keeping this post as is, so that people can learn from the evolution of our thinking. Seeing a polished product doesn’t teach half as much as seeing the thinking and comments and ideas that have gone into that product! 10-24-12 It is … Read more
Great new things always come with great new questions. Our latest great thing is that Creating the Future is partnering with Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona to present a special immersion course for on-the-ground changemakers in Arizona! The course will be this coming February, and it is primarily for people whose work results in empowering … Read more
Intellectual property issues have been important to Creating the Future from Day 1. Now, it is not only our board and our attorney who are anxious to see policies and guidelines in this area – it is now also an area of concern from the IRS, as they are weighing our application for tax exemption. … Read more
Research and Development is a big part of Creating the Future’s mission. After all, for the combined impact of all social change efforts to be successful in creating the world we want, we will need to find the most effective ways of accomplishing that! And there is no more important place to focus that R&D … Read more
We are excited to officially begin seeking someone who loves governance and wants help Creating the Future’s board as our Recording Secretary / Documentarian. And while we will be posting this to our website in the next few days, we didn’t want to waste a moment before posting it here. If you find boards and … Read more
Last month, Creating the Future passed a huge milestone – the one year anniversary of our first board meeting. You can see the minutes of that first meeting here (as well as all the minutes of all our meetings here) Like most people, our board members tend to focus on the long list of what … Read more
Third Sector New England – and its CEO Jonathan Spack – know a thing or two about change. In 1998, after almost 40 years in operation, what was then the Massachusetts Health Research Institute underwent a complete transformation to become Third Sector New England. More than just a name change, the organization went through a … Read more
Building an energized board is about creating net positive energy for the board member, for board members’ interactions with each other, and for the organization. Do your board member receive a net positive energy as a result of volunteering on your board? Join me for “3 Minutes on Building an Energized Board.”
When most nonprofit leaders think of “board development,” they think of formal, group-based training events – usually held outside of regularly scheduled meetings. If the board has brought in a consultant, members want to make the most of that fee-based time; so they direct that person to cram as much information into as few hours … Read more