In September, I attended an Art of Hosting gathering called the Art of Participatory Leadership and Social Change in New York City. The hosting team for this event called the gathering around the question, “What is the new conversation in social justice and equity that you are longing to have?” A few weeks later,...
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Young Detroit Builders (YDB) is an 8-10 month training program that seeks to unleash the positive energy of unemployed young adults in order to rebuild their communities and their own lives. YDB offers comprehensive support services in the form of counseling, leadership development, life skills, and on-the-job construction training.
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Leadership Learning Community (LLC) is a nonprofit organization focused on leveraging leadership as a means to create a more just and equitable society. Through publications, public speaking, and consulting, LLC has pioneered innovative ideas for strengthening the field of leadership development. In 2009, LLC launched Leadership for a New Era (LNE)--a collaborative research initiative...
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In this video, Herb Gleason shares lessons on leadership and community organizing, discusses his time working with community activist Mel King while at United South End Settlements, and tells the story of the founding of one of Boston's first community health centers (one of the most energizing decisions he says he's ever been involved...
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Throughout the 17 years he has worked on homelessness issues, Joe Finn has focused much of his energy on the expansion of permanent supportive housing opportunities for individuals, including the chronically homeless, the most difficult segment of the homeless population to serve.
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This podcast is features three speakers from NPi’s May 2009 dialogue. You’ll hear Hilary Allen from the Boston Center for Community and Justice; David Crowley from Social Capital Inc.; and Kaia Stern from the Prison Studies Project/Pathways Home at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice each describe their organizations and speak...
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Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Mass. serves as a resource for improving the physical, mental, and social well-being of the Boston community. The Health Center was conceived by a group of neighborhood activists in the 1970s, including Bill Walczak, who joined together to improve the neighborhood and deliver badly needed health care services.
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Bill Walczak of Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester, Massachusetts discusses how the Codman Square Health Center serves as a resource for improving the physical, mental and social well-being of the Boston community.
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Cultural Agents looks outside, as well as inside, the university to people who perform and create arts, including interpretation, that make contributions to society. There are an incredible number of these cultural agents who can recognize one another as such, no matter how varied their practices are. What we do is think about what...
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On August 6th, 2009, Dave McLaughlin, Executive Director of Boston World Partnerships, participated in NPi’s community dialogue, “Building Community Online and Offline” at City Year. Additional speakers on the panel included Doris Sommer from Cultural Agents and Joseph Porcelli from Neighbors for Neighbors. NPi community dialogues bring together local leaders to discuss lessons learned, current projects, and...
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