Kindness

Peter returns to Robert Thompson and Mike Neiss's radio show to talk with Dan Grego, the Executive Director of Milwaukee’s TransCenter for Youth. Peter's introduction summarizes the state of school reform efforts today. The discussion shows how Dan's work is a...

From tools and food to toys and babysitting, 9 out of 10 Americans say they are willing to share resources with their neighbors. So says a recent survey sponsored by Nextdoor, the free and private social network for neighborhoods. Nextdoor...

From "Nurturing Our Taro Patches," a column in Hawaii's monthly Paradise Post, by Jimmy Toyama This month I’m pleased to introduce James Koshiba to you. Until recently James was the Executive Director of Kanu Hawaii, a community building organization of which he...

Foreword to Deepening Community: Finding Joy Together in Choatic Times, by Paul Born   The idea of community is all around us and increasingly on our lips. It sells real estate, markets social technology, and appears in the mission statements of most...

“You get food, you get exercise, you get vitamin D … it’s a sense of freedom,” says New York native Ila Falvey in a recent article on community gardening from The Philanthropic Enterprise’s Trends in Innovation series. Falvey was recently elected...

I started law school in 1987. I was 29 years old and married with a blended family of seven kids at home. We were politically and socially active, making a difference in our community. My husband was sometimes arrested...

A few years after Judy Wicks opened the White Dog Cafe in West Philadelphia, she hung a sign in her bedroom closet as a daily reminder of what her business could be if she gave it ­creativity and care....

While we do not wish problems on anyone, we do see problems as a gift that brings people together even though people may be on opposing sides when they gather. Our role is to help them focus on the...

The challenge of modern life seems to be to learn how to cope with paradox and the sense of crazy-making it can produce. News reports are filled with horrendous tales that portray the most unpredictable elements of nature and...