Natalie Couture is a Northside Changemaker
Interview provided by Northside Rising, an Inspiring Communities nested initiative. Tell me a little bit about yourself I graduated from StFX with a degree in […]
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Blog: Learning
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Poverty Reduction Through Capacity Building
The COVID-19 pandemic and other complexities have changed the context and needs for the social sector. In our work to change systems, we recognize […]
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Better Meetings, Virtually
Last March, I, like many, had the weird experience of having everyone I work with shrink to a tiny head in a Brady-Bunch-like stack of moving pictures on my computer. It was discombobulating.
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How to Host an Open Space Session with Zoom and Jamboard
Emulate a very interactive social technology online.
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Confidence and Public Speaking
by Dr. LeQuita Hopgood Porter, BA, JD, MBA, MDiv, DMin Practice Makes Perfect! Shoot for perfection, Settle for Excellence! These are two of the […]
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Beyond Self-Improvement and Burn-Out
The goal of mindfulness practice is to allow what is inherently positive, already here within us, to shine forth, as opposed to creating a “new and improved” version of ourselves. It is not about self-improvement or fabricating a special, meditative state of mind. It’s not a matter of reaching a higher consciousness, but rather letting the mind truly relax and settle into its naturally open and creative state.
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Panning for DE Gold
Inspiring Communities and its nested initiatives (three collective impact community sites) use a developmental evaluation approach to reflect upon achievements and learnings in real time to help with course adjustments as needed and evolution of planned activities. In October, a Developmental Evaluation report, called a DE Brief, was produced and shared with government partners. While the full 10 page document is chock full of reflection and learnings important to the work of Inspiring Communities, we’d like to pull out just a few highlights and share the summary of impacts identified for the period of July through September 2020.
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Share Office Space, Not Covid
We wanted to co-share space with colleagues, not a virus.
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Nourished by These Stories
Midway Reflections on the Narrative Project by Susan Szpakowski, Orchestrator of How We THRIVE “A people are as healthy and confident as the stories they […]