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Women in Poverty: Change the Story.

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June 18, 2016January 30, 2017
Best Practices, Better World Scouts, Community Building, Opportunity Makers, Otherness, Poverty, Scouting Parties, Storytelling, Top of Mind, Videos, Women at Risk
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Test your assumptions ... Do you believe that single mothers on welfare are irresponsible deadbeats who set a bad example for their children because they are too lazy to get out and earn a living? If so, you just wrote off... Read more

The Malady of Otherness

“It’s impossible not to love someone whose story you have heard.” The beloved children’s TV host Mister Rogers carried that quote in his wallet, to remind him of the importance of listening. "Storytelling + listening can connect residents of... Read more

Opportunity Makers, Embracing Differences, and Creating Something Meaningful.

"We all want to use our talents to create something meaningful with our lives. But how to get started?" This is a pretty great invitation, and the one that Forbes columnist, Kare Anderson, gave in her TED Talk back in... Read more

The Lost Art of Letters

My friend Ed Vielmetti has a lovely practice. He sends postcards to friends on a regular basis. He told me about this when I first met him more than a decade ago at one of Jerry Michalski's soul-changing retreats. I thought... Read more

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Women in Poverty: Change the Story.

The Malady of Otherness

Opportunity Makers, Embracing Differences, and Creating Something Meaningful.

The Lost Art of Letters

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