Wisdom and Gold

June 14, 2013

by IISC

Pearls of Systems Wisdom
Last week I attended Pegasus Communications’ annual Systems Thinking in Action Conference in Boston and had the privilege of meeting and hearing from extraordinary people from around the country and globe, all interested in helping others...
Defying Fermi: Sci-Fi Wisdom for Our Survival and Thriving
“We are … interested in generating stories, visions and futures that are hard and realistic and hopeful.” -Adrienne Maree Brown, from “Science fiction and social justice: giving up on utopias“ Earlier this year I had the opportunity...

Barr Foundation: The Barr Fellowship
The Boston Foundation: Equity change process
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network: Network development
DC Bar Foundation: Network building
Family Independence Initiative
Food Solutions New England: Network support & leadership development within a racial equity frame
Ford Foundation: Design, facilitation, capacity building for racial equity
Full Frame Initiative: Network capacity building
Mississippi Food Justice Collaborative and Food Policy Council
The Nature Conservancy: Alaska, Vermont, North American Cities
New Media Ventures: Consulting & training for racial equity
NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene: Race to Justice
Purpose Built Communities (in collaboration with Race Forward)
St. Louis Cohort for Young Black Leaders (Deaconess Foundation-funded)
TSNE MissionWorks: Racial equity change process
United Way Worldwide: Race, equity, & inclusion
Wallace Center at Winrock International: Food Systems Leadership Network: Capacity building for racial equity
Women of Color Leadership Circle (Boston Foundation & Angell Foundation funded)
Women Donors Network: Diversity, equity, inclusion project