Discussions

11 Mar 2020

Journalism with Community at the Center

Eve Pearlman talks with John, Peter and other social innovators about the how journalism can create empathy and advance a…

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Blogs

11 Nov 2019

Closing Counterproductive Institutions

In the early 1970’s, Dr. Jerome Miller was appointed Director of the juvenile correctional system in the state of Massachusetts.…

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Abundant Community

11 Nov 2019

Closing Counterproductive Institutions

In the early 1970’s, Dr. Jerome Miller was appointed Director of the juvenile correctional system in the state of Massachusetts.…

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Discussions

25 Mar 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Jonathan Massimi

Rev. Jonathan Massimi talks about how his work has turned conventional thinking upside down about connecting youth and adults. View…

Kim Hopes

Discussions

23 Jan 2019

Reimagining Community: Conversation with Gary Ivory

Gary Ivory talks about how he and his organization, Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., have reinvented an alternative to what professionals thought…

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Discussions

06 Dec 2018

Changing the Narrative for Community Leadership

Paula Ellis talks about her work as a news, corporate and civic leader deeply immersed in national and community issues.…

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Discussions

22 Oct 2018

The Four Essential Elements of an Asset-Based Community Development Process

The primary goal of an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) process is to enhance collective citizen visioning and production. This paper…

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Discussions

19 Mar 2018

How to Connect Neighborhood Churches to Your Local Community

Paul Sparks talks about his own and his colleagues' work with local churches, academic institutions, and community organizations in the…

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Discussions

27 Sep 2017

Who Has the Skills to Build Community? We All Do

YES! Magazine co-founder Sarah van Gelder shares the stories she gathered on her 12,000-mile cross-country journey from people who were…

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Discussions

30 Jul 2017

How Community Animators Work Around the World

Cormac Russell shares his experiences in building new connections and relationships to strengthen our neighborhoods and communities around the world.…

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