The following post was written for those who will be attending the Full Frame Initiative’s (FFI) Wellbeing Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina December 11-14. The Interaction Institute for Social Change has been…
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The following post was written for those who will be attending the Full Frame Initiative’s (FFI) Wellbeing Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina December 11-14. The Interaction Institute for Social Change has been…
Continue ReadingAN EXCERPT FROM RACE FORWARD’S REPORT ON PHASE 1 OF THE BUTTERFLY LAB FOR IMMIGRANT NARRATIVE STRATEGY IN 2018, DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S attacks on migrants, immigrants,…
Continue ReadingThis brief describes an unfolding learning journey intended to strengthen social connection, resident voice, and agency to address inequities in rural health and well-being. Along the way, we have come…
Continue ReadingFrom decolonization to… re-indigenization? I’ve found myself increasingly interested in the promise of ‘embodiment’: the possibilities inherent in the seemingly simple act of being attuned to what our bodies are…
Continue ReadingSince the inception of Building Belonging, we’ve wrestled internally with this question: what are we? On our homepage we say we are: A home for people committed to building a world where…
Continue ReadingI was able to meet with the Co-Executive Directors of the Learning Leadership Community, an organization I’ve long admired for their commitment to a community-focused transformative leadership practice. This past…
Continue ReadingNetworks for Equity and Systems Change The events of the past year have made clear what many in and outside of philanthropy already knew: that equality in resource distribution is…
Continue ReadingMany years ago I was teaching high school English on a small island in SE Alaska. I asked the class to compare a piece of literature to the story of…
Continue ReadingOver a year ago, Vu Le published an article about the current models for nonprofit boards. The title “The default nonprofit board model is archaic and toxic; let’s try some new…
Continue ReadingThe war in Ukraine is a symptom of something bigger— and within reach In times of war, we are led to believe we are powerless. We are told that violence…
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