Why Neighboring Matters in Organizational Mission

Learning to be un-blind. That’s how a friend of mine, DeAmon Harges of Indianapolis, put it to me recently. Learning to be unblind is a huge challenge of org leadership, especially when it comes to predominantly white institutions and organizations trying to acknowledge and activate hidden resources in their communities and neighborhoods. This week, Cote Soerens and Kyhree Smith of Cultivate South Park in Seattle help us see what we might otherwise miss in our own backyard.

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Craig Mattson
Craig Mattsonhttp://www.spiritualcap.org/
Scholar-teacher-analyst of social enterprise, professor at Trinity Christian College, podcaster for Spiritual Capital

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