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- C4C: Harnessing & Harvesting “the ignorant perfection of ordinary people” (Pt. 1)
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C4C: Harnessing & Harvesting “the ignorant perfection of ordinary people” (Pt. 1)
Last week, I drove with friends and colleagues from Indianapolis to Cincinnati to attend the three-day Connecting for Communities (“C4C”) conference, “a powerful gathering of master and apprentice change agents and social entrepreneurs across sectors and communities, from around the world.” … Continue reading
Naming Gifts: An Underrated Power
Today I was winding down after an intense weekend when I had the random notion to check my “Other” Facebook messages. To my surprise, there was a message there from a name I didn’t recognize but it was addressed to … Continue reading
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Tagged April Doner, community, friends, gifts, naming, orlando
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Amazing Neighbors: Don the Unstoppable
Who lives around me? What makes them amazing? How could knowing that be useful? This is what I’ll be exploring in a new series of blogs called “Amazing Neighbors.” My first interview is with someone I’ve admired since we first … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCD, action, asset-based community development, civic engagement, climate change, community, community building, connecting, DIY, Don Hall, Economics of Happiness, gifts, movements, neighbors, resources, sarasota, SCOPE, social change, social innovation, Transition
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Kids have it all
By saving me in a pinch, my nieces taught me the power of adults recognizing and requesting the gifts of youth in solving challenges. I reflect on what this means in our communities and share some resources for building respectful partnerships between youth and adults in society and in our daily lives. Continue reading
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Tagged asset-based community development, costumes, gifts, youth, youth engagement
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