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A Place at the Table (audio)

John McKnight -
John and Peter talk with their special guest Edd Conboy, Director of Social Services and the Counseling Center at Broad Street Ministry and Senior Staff Therapist at the Council for Relationships in Philadelphia, about different ways people and communities can shift from a scarcity,...
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The Abundant Community Initiative Edmonton

Kim Hopes -
Inspired by John McKnight and Peter Block’s book, “The Abundant Community,” Howard Lawrence undertook a pilot project called the Abundant Community Initiative in Edmonton, Canada in January 2013. Howard started with the idea that local residents have gifts, skills, abilities and knowledge...
Friends & Neighbors

A River Runs through John

Al Etmanski -
Cormac Russell Note: The following is a guest blog written by Al Etmanski (aletmanski.com) . Al is a community organizer, social entrepreneur and author. John McKnight is his friend. Al's new book is Impact: Six Patterns to Spread Your Social Innovation. There is a...
Friends & Neighbors

Innovation Is Birthed from Disorder

Al Etmanski -
Here’s some advice for the explorer in you who desires to make the world better, particularly the young bright sparks who are just setting out. Trust all your senses. When your experience compels you to seek something different and your...
Friends & Neighbors

Giving In to Joy

Jeannie Masterson -
Ed. Note: John and Peter’s online/dial-up conversation with Edd Conboy on August 4 inspired a thought-provoking email exchange with Jeannie Masterson on scarcity, gifts, joy and abundance. Enjoy!   Peter, John, Edd – I listened to your conversation today, enjoying and being...
Stories

Is Now the Time to Bring Alive Centuries-old Jubilee Concept?

Michelle Strutzenberger -
A group of leaders of diverse faith affiliations in Cincinnati has been gripped by a sense that the ongoing economic struggle of those on the margins has brought their city to an historic crossroads. Believing that genuine hope for the...
John McKnight

Worms Everywhere

John McKnight -
On a trip to Ireland, John encountered a merchant who reminded him that the worms he wanted for a fishing expedition were already all around him. He just had to look.   Originally posted January 2013. Home page image "Can of...
Friends & Neighbors

Looking Back to Look Forward: The Intellectual Heritage of Asset-Based Community Development

Cormac Russell -
In 1995 John McKnight and Jody Kretzmann convened a circle of friends to help them establish the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute at Northwestern University. The Institute was built on John and Jody’s work and research over more than...
Friends & Neighbors

Timebanking Rich in Possibilities

Michelle Strutzenberger -
Sometimes the significance of a happening revisits you much later. When, several years ago, I found myself in a carload of folks that included pioneer of timebanking, Edgar Cahn, I felt very honoured but certainly didn’t imagine what might...
Stories

Building Blocks for Vibrant and Resilient Communities

Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss -
Architect, community planner and author Ross Chapin joins Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss to share his passion for pocket neighborhoods, which he considers the building blocks for vibrant and resilient communities. How is a pocket neighborhood different than a regular...
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Corporate Capture: Can We Find a Way Out?

This article, published originally by Nonprofit Quarterly, from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” The aircraft manufacturer Boeing,...
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