A few years ago my brother, Mark Luther, posted something like this on his website. I was so moved; I shared it with my dear, wonderful, and inspired friend, Anne Marie Bellavance. And it has been a theme in our friendship ever since. A young woman went to her mother and told her about her […]
Today, we release the website for the forthcoming 3rd edition of Inspired Philanthropy. Phil blogged it. I have been honored to participate in the development of this edition. Also, Tracy has asked that I refer to myself as co-founder of Inspired Legacies, because of my involvement in some of the development, creation, and projects of […]
A friend pointed me to “A Little Thanks Is In Order to Razoos Top 25 Members“. I am honored to be celebrated with such change agents and collaborators. I also must acknowledge that this comes as a result of the connections formed and work done at Omidyar.net community, which transferred over to Razoo, allowing me […]
Recently an amazing network weaver friend, Steve “Habib” Rose, passed away unexpectedly. I have been thinking about this idea for many months, as it relates to his efforts around neighborhoods connecting. And I decided I best get started! Please feel free, if you knew Habib, to host a Green Dinner in his name. Suggested topics […]
The CORE community of young people of color with wealth is hosting its first gatherings. Please forward. * Do you want to make a difference in your community? Want to see real change in this country? * Are you planning on using your money to fight racism, poverty, and injustice? * Do you want to […]
I am very sad about the surprising news that Steve “Habib” Rose has passed away. He was an inspiration to me and a delightful friend. We still had projects in the air, and I feel hesitant to do the work without Habib. I first met him in Seattle at an event for Wiser Earth where […]
This summer I discussed field building with Ben Stokes. He works in the Digital Media and Learning program at the MacArthur Foundation. In this post, I will insert both what he shared with me and my additions and interpretations. He talked about how field building often incorporates existing threads, weaving them together. For example, games, […]
Recently, I was searching the internet for this unusual thing called Field Building. And I found some gems. Included in that is a section I pasted below from the Digial Arts Studio, which I found useful in that list of concrete things sort of way. But today I am wondering, great, all this sounds rather […]
well now, that seems a little confusing. I went to college with this brilliant, funny, playful woman, Jeannie Yandel. We were the two “Jean’s” in a Feminist Theater class. Smirk. Now she works in NPR out in Seattle (KUOW). And she, with some other friends, created a story-telling stage show, A Guide to Visitors. Curated […]
How appropriate for One Web Day! Gratitude for the internet we have and concern for the freedom we enjoy. Lucy posted a terrific post on why net neutrality matters, with help from one of my favorite mags (which is so good at visuals) GOOD. Copied below. Keep an eye on Savetheinternet for ways to help! […]