Current e-Journal – February 18, 2025 Are you partnering… or are you dominating? “Why, when we humans have such a great capacity for caring, consciousness, and creativity, has our world seen so much cruelty, insensitivity, and destructiveness?” That question has driven the work of this week’s podcast guest, futurist and feminist thought leader, Riane Eisler. … Read more
Current e-Journal – February 12, 2025 A Valentine’s Day Manifesto from Hildy Dear friends, I am writing today with a very different Valentine than I had planned. Instead, I’m writing to encourage changemakers everywhere to unite and show our strength. First, I want to apologize to our community outside the U.S. I know this note … Read more
Current e-Journal – February 4, 2025 Porshi Photographer, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons How to activate our collective POWER Meghan Cummings When life gets hard, we so often look for a savior who will make it all okay. We crave a strong leader – a Martin Luther King, a Malcolm X or Mahatma Gandhi … Read more
Current e-Journal – January 28, 2025 Dikyedarling, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Medicine for stressed-out changemakers In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Medicine for Stressed-out Changemakers Resources to Further Your Practice Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Medicine for Stressed-out Changemakers This week’s eJournal celebrates the birthday of Creating the Future’s co-founder, Dimitri Petropolis. … Read more
Current e-Journal – January 21, 2025 What “Do not obey in advance” means for YOU In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What “Do not obey in advance” means for YOU Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements Do Not Comply with Oppressive Systems Our latest podcast guest, Yodit … Read more
Current e-Journal – January 14, 2025 What actually creates social change? Our first podcast interview of this new year is filled with ideas and inspiration from one of the most dedicated and inspiring leaders we know. Yodit Mesfin Johnson is the CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW), a movement support organization in southeast Michigan. … Read more
Current e-Journal – January 7, 2025 How to Plan in Uncertain Times In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: How to Plan in Uncertain Times Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations & Announcements Integrity Conversation Next Monday’s Integrity conversation (aka our board meeting) will review our accomplishments in 2024 and … Read more
Current e-Journal – December 26, 2024 Gifts from us to YOU What a year it’s been! We hope you are taking this week between the holidays to visit with friends and family. Perhaps to watch cheesy Hallmark movies. And mostly, to rest. That’s why our team pulled together some things to entertain and help you … Read more
Current e-Journal – December 3, 2024 This is WAY better than Giving Tuesday In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Giving Tuesday and Collective Enoughness Resources to Further Your Practice Catalytic Thinking Exercise: Giving Tuesday and Collective Enoughness It’s time for our annual post about Giving Tuesday! And as we do every … Read more
Current e-Journal – November 26, 2024 What if it’s really just about LOVE? In this week’s Systems Change Newsletter… Invitations and Announcements Catalytic Thinking Exercise: What if it’s really just about LOVE? Resources to Further Your Practice Invitations and Announcements Nonprofit Killer Bill in the U.S. Congress Before we dive into our normal newsletter, we … Read more