Welcome to the new home of Creating the Future's blogs! Over the next few months, much will be changing here - a new blog or two will be added, and a bank of writers will begin posting on a variety of topics. We appreciate your patience as these blogs get ramped up!
From Recording Secretary to Board Documentarian
We humans are such funny creatures. It is amazing how often an opportunity is staring us right in the face and we don’t even see it. That’s what happened as I began following up on an action item from Creating the Future’s last board meeting. The board had discussed the need for a recording secretary...
Author: Hildy Gottlieb
Posted: January 30, 2012, 10:41 pm
What is the path of your life, that has brought you to the work you do? And what are your dreams for the future of your community? Every time I begin a training or facilitation or even sometimes a keynote address, I ask people to turn to their neighbor and spend a few moments asking...
Author: Hildy Gottlieb
Posted: January 26, 2012, 1:54 am
For almost three years, Creating the Future has been teaching consultants and workshop leaders how to reframe their thinking, to help their clients create a healthy, vibrant future for their communities. As we begin expanding our programs, it’s clear we are going to need additional teachers who are qualified to teach those courses. Which means...
Author: Hildy Gottlieb
Posted: December 18, 2011, 3:14 am
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Philanthropy’s Highest Potential is to Disappear
Philanthropy may be defined ideally as “love of humanity,” but philanthropy as we know it is a perfect microcosm of our modern American capitalist economy: There is fierce competition for scarce resources (“This rejection of your proposal is not a reflection of the worthiness of your project.”). A person’s worth is determined by their wealth...
Author: Kimberly Tso
Posted: February 16, 2012, 5:04 am
This blog is in development and will be premiering in the near future.
Author: Admin
Posted: September 16, 2011, 12:11 am