A couple of years after the Food Solutions New England Network officially published the New England Food Vision, and just after the network formally committed to working for racial equity in the…
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Value and Impact of the Purpose Built Community of Practice
Knowledge Communities, in collaboration with Purpose Built Communities, have released a white paper (that you can download below) telling the story of Purpose Built’s successful and compelling journey to adopt and…
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Centering equity within networks
Collective Mind hosts regular Community Conversations with our global learning community. These sessions create space for network professionals to connect, share experiences, and cultivate solutions to common problems experienced by networks. Our…
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Collaborative Funding for a Just Transition
Several months ago I was interviewed by Leslie Meehan and Ben Roberts of Now What?! The topic was Collaborative Funding for a Just Transition and we explored innovative strategies to generate needed…
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A Network of Support for Racial Equity Leaders
Working to advance racial equity in systems and organizations is challenging and often isolating work. REASN – the Racial Equity Action Support Network – is a network in Minneapolis St….
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Power dynamics: A systemic inquiry
Why this article? Purpose and position The word power keeps popping up wherever I turn. Through my ten years of doing my doctorate action research it was all over my…
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Trust Emerges Over Time
Imagine a research-intensive organization where scientists should be sharing what they learn, and the official company policy is to share information and expertise among public and private partners. However, the…
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A Journey Toward Becoming an Anti-Racist and Multicultural Organization
A note from the editor: This post is a letter sent on April 16th from The Wallace Center at Winrock International to it’s friends and colleagues. Network Weaver asked to…
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This is How #WeGovern
Last year, we witnessed the near collapse of our collective systems—the systems that should be sustaining us when we need them most. And the truth is, they’ve been failing us…
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Is Defunding Police Departments Right for Your City?
Is Defunding Police Departments Right for Your City? Will it Lead to Sustainable Success or Catastrophic Failure? People around the world are protesting against racism and police brutality. The system…
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