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There is an ancient saying, so worn by repetition that we scarcely see it anymore: the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Like all sayings that endure, it is at once simple and inexhaustibly profound. And like many truths that speak quietly, it is most often ignored where it matters most. In

Modern life is so entangled with money that imagining an existence without it feels radical, even impossible. We measure success in dollars earned, hours billed, and possessions acquired. Yet, beneath this financial scaffolding, a quieter, deeper economy persists—one of time, relationships, skill, and purpose. Stepping outside the monetary system, even partially, can seem like an

Change the conversation, Change the World Welcome to A Small Group The 6 Conversations Gatherings In the World About A Small Group A Small Group is committed to the creation of a restorative and reconciled community. Our strategy is to discover ways to engage the disengaged through working with existing associations and through direct invitation.…

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Most of the systems we live within are built on the assumption of scarcity. Scarcity of money, of time, of trust. Scarcity is the invisible engine behind competition, hoarding, overwork. It’s the thing that keeps us reaching but never resting, buying but never belonging. But what if the premise is wrong? What if the real

For too long, philanthropy has made organizations fight over scraps (grants). The time for philanthropy to shift stewardship of assets to BIPOC communities is long overdue.

For philanthropy to heal, it must see reparations as central to its work. This means not only transferring control of assets to communities, but also embedding repair into its practices.

The sky over Metropole Prime was the color of dead glass, a dull, perpetual twilight where the sun had been tamed by atmospheric regulators. Citizens moved in steady streams, their steps synchronized by the Neural Harmony Network. No one lingered. No one spoke beyond what was necessary. Erasmus-9 knew better than to let his thoughts

This article, originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly, offers a peek into the tensions and hopes that leaders of national community development organizations grapple with daily, as well as the historical roots of thinking that have shaped their work.   Earlier this month, a small group of roughly 50 people gathered in San Juan, Puerto Rico […]

I’ve been watching a lot of YouTube videos about homesteading and prepping lately. Partly because I find the whole idea fascinating—growing your own food, living off the land, being prepared for whatever the world throws at you. But also because, let’s be honest, things are looking shaky out there, and knowing how to take care

Weavers are people who show up for others. They lead with love, building thick relationships. They are transforming their communities and their lives.

Originally published on Sociocracy for All, this fascinating case study illustrates the capacity of children to act as effective, engaged decision-makers within their communities as well as the power of the governing tool sociocracy when employed at a neighborhood level.      The Dream, the Web “Imagine a [… ] spider’s web in the early morning covered […]

A nonprofit that collaborates globally to support agents of change organize and make decisions with equity, empowerment, trust and transparency using sociocracy.

Economic collapse is a phrase that brings to mind images of breadlines, shuttered factories, and desperate faces. It is spoken of as a catastrophe, a specter that must be avoided at all costs. But history has shown that collapse, while painful, is often the necessary breaking point before something better can emerge. The old world

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations published by Nonprofit Quarterly with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the […]

David Riesman’s The Lonely Crowd and C. Wright Mills’ White Collar sit on the shelf like a pair of old photographs—faded, perhaps, but still revealing. They capture America at a moment when the country had stepped into its new postwar prosperity, blinking at the bright lights of mass media, corporate culture, and suburban expansion. The