These are scary times for leaders of community benefit groups and organizations. We watch as an authoritarian government strips our communities of the things that make them livable, disappearing people from their communities without due process, and eliminating safety nets. And we wait for them to come after our organizations themselves, either by repealing funding, … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, September 8, 2025 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Shifting Plans in a Changing World Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Changing Plans as … Read more
For those who get your Creating the Future info at this blog (vs. our newsletter), this is so important we are repeating it here. The title of that newsletter post was “Not our Normal Newsletter.” And that’s because these are not normal times. The original post is at this link. * * * Dear friends, … Read more
What does it look like to apply the questions of Catalytic Thinking to seeking grants? Come join us on October 23rd as we do just that. You’ll be part of a real planning session – a case study in real time. You’ll learn, add your thoughts to the mix, and gain experience with Catalytic Thinking … Read more
For much of this year, Creating the Future’s Integrity Board has been focused on the people side of running an organization: Hiring and contracting processes. At our September meeting, we turned to another aspect of the people side of things: Processes for referring work to consultants. Creating the Future is NOT a consulting firm. However … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, September 9, 2024 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Designing Consultant Referral Processes via Catalytic Thinking Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Designing Consultant … Read more
At this month’s Integrity Team meeting, we continued discussing one of the most important topics an organization can address: Hiring and contracting processes and practices. Background During 2023, a big part of our work was to determine the plan for accomplishing our mission in the remaining 3 years of our 10-year mission. That plan is now done, and we … Read more
At this month’s Integrity Team meeting, we continued discussing one of the most important topics an organization can address: Hiring and contracting processes and practices. Background During 2023, a big part of our work was to determine the plan for accomplishing our mission in the remaining 3 years of our 10-year mission. That plan is now done, and … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, June 10, 2024 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Designing Equitable Hiring Practices via Catalytic Thinking Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Equitable Hiring … Read more
Creating the Future’s Integrity Body (Board) Meeting: Monday, May 13, 2024 10am-12pm Pacific time / 1pm-3pm Eastern time / 6pm-8pm UK time Topic: Designing Equitable Hiring Practices via Catalytic Thinking Watch the meeting LIVE at this post. Just scroll to the very bottom of the page. Details about how to participate are below. Equitable Hiring … Read more