This summer, I’ve been sharing some favorites from the interview program I do for the Chronicle of Philanthropy – “Making Change.” This week, though, instead of reaching into the archives for a favorite, I’m sharing one that is already becoming a favorite – and it just aired last week! John Stansfield’s life has been one … Read more
Another summer Monday, another great interview! This summer, I’ve been sharing some favorites from the interview program I do for the Chronicle of Philanthropy – “Making Change.” And finding favorites isn’t easy when you look at all the brilliant minds I’ve interviewed, each of them talking about what they see happening when meaningful community change … Read more
Each week this summer, I’ll be posting a conversation from the interview program I do for the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The show is called “Making Change.” And after a year of hosting the show, I’m happy to add these interviews to the mix here at the blog! Making Change has some of the best content … Read more
There may not be much that can change just another manic Monday into a morning where you can’t wait to get started – but there is one thing I know will do the trick: Friendship and Connection. (If you are reading this in email or a reader and the video doesn’t show up below this … Read more
These days the phrase “Community Engagement” is commonly heard but not commonly understood for all its power. This weekend, we finished entirely revising our Community Engagement Action Kit. And so this whole subject is on my brain a lot. When we use Community Engagement as just one more tool in the toolbox, yes, it is … Read more
I received this question via email this morning, and it made me smile. First, the message: In today’s world, is an annual report of the traditional kind important for nonprofits? Smaller as well as larger? We are debating how much money and staff time to put into some kind of publication – we haven’t done … Read more
We’ve had an idea for a program at Creating the Future, and in following our own advice, we don’t want to launch anything until we get all the possible insights we can. Programs are so much more effective when they’re built by the people who will use them! This will be a program for people … Read more
When groups begin aiming their work at making more of a difference in their community, they quickly realize that none of us can accomplish much on our own. Individual organizations begin reaching out to others doing similar work. They hold summits and host ongoing discussions. They create plans. Often, great things happen from that work. … Read more
It’s Monday! This is not an ordinary Monday, though. On this day between the Halloween that took over this past weekend and the US Election Day we will face tomorrow, today we have a moment to rest, to see more clearly. A month ago, I posted about the solace and meaning we can find in each … Read more
Something surprising happened to me this week. I was preparing a pre-reading list for a client – the list of readings and video clips that allow our precious face-to-face time to be more meaningful. This workshop will be about engagement, and so I flipped through the books I’ve written on those subjects, to cite pages … Read more