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“Row, Row, Row your boat” and Tao Philosophy
By Wayne O’Toole, Northside Changemaker A little realization moment I thought may be valuable to some: something I learned today that simplified my thought […]
By Wayne O’Toole, Northside Changemaker A little realization moment I thought may be valuable to some: something I learned today that simplified my thought […]
Modeling social innovation leadership One of the key learnings from the WeavEast evaluation so far is the emergence of the wicked question around how […]
I have come to appreciate starlings for many reasons. They are scrappy, they have beautiful iridescent feathers, and I once saw one steal a french fry from a tourist down on the Halifax waterfront. On top of these amazing qualities, it is their murmurations that inspire me the most.
In the fall of 2020 I surveyed our staff on the topic of gratitude. Our staff are embedded in collective impact projects, supporting weaving and network building, and are providing evaluation expertise in Nova Scotia and throughout Atlantic Canada. Gratitude is a challenging concept to consider, and a sometimes difficult feeling to engage with when you can see and experience the inequities and suffering of the world.
What kind of changemaker are you?
A reflection by Tyler Colbourne, Community Director, Inspiring Communities Like many things in our world, Pride is complex. Pride is a movement, a parade, […]
A Reflection by Annika Voltan, Executive Director of Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia About a week into our collective social isolation journey I […]
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 […]
A reflection by Annika Voltan, Executive Director of Inspiring Communities ______________ In March 2020, Cari Patterson, our Director of Research and Evaluation, reflected on […]