Cooperation

One of the greatest hindrances to solving a community's social issues is a disconnect between its public, private and philanthropic sectors.  Last April, San Diego consulting firm Harder+Company Community Research and a small group of community leaders initiated a...

 “Friendship is dependent on combining enough gifts among a group of people that the properties of association and hospitality can be manifested.” — The Abundant Community Have you ever been to a place where it just feels wonderfully good to spend...

Tucked away in the small Appalachian community of Burnsville, North Carolina, is a family farm and a place of meeting that has recently become the new home base for Juanita Brown and David Isaacs, co-founders of the World Café....

Marquette University has launched a series of workshops aimed at uniting Milwaukee residents and institutions in guided conversations that foster community collaboration and progress. Called the Community Transformation Project, the program began nine years ago with a study group that...

In many cultures, the home is a place where family gathers. It is common practice to have multi-generations living under one roof, unlike the typical American makeup of nuclear family unit. Many members of the extended family household will...

To set the stage for his 2012 budget message, Alachua County, FL Manager Randall Reid quotes Lao Tzu: “Great trouble comes from not knowing what is enough . . .” The challenge for citizens today, he says, is to decide...