The medicine of right relationship is always there for us, patiently waiting like a mother for her child to find his way home. The prescription is as simple as it is profound — a felt experience of connection.
Continue readingFeed Two Birds with One Scone
There is more than one way to skin a cat. The violence simply isn’t necessary. There is in fact more than one way to pet a cat.
Continue readingThe Spells You’re Spinning
Language frames our relationship and perspective with the world around and within us.
Continue readingCommunity Fund Design Group – 2023 Program
An overview of the program, to give a sense of the breadth of topics we encountered and discussed together in this intensive learning and design process.
Continue readingLooking Back: Updates from the Community Fund Design Group
From the beginning we were committed to this process being just, emergent, open to experimentation, and grounded in collaboration and learning.
Continue readingAbout Sharing Power
At its core, this project is about shifting power. As the first stage of the design process wraps, I’d like to share some reflections about my experience and perspective about power through the design process.
Continue readingGWI welcomes Jenn and Mass to the team!
We at GWI are so happy to welcome two new team members to our collaborative Good Work!
Continue readingBe like a Turtle
I was asking myself: Is this the first summer we have had to contend with air quality hazards from Canadian wildfire smoke AND catastrophic flooding in our local counties and neighbor states? Then I heard that the ocean temperatures reached 98 degrees off the coast of the Florida Keys…
Continue readingBringing it Back Home: Democratizing Where We Work
Since our last update back in March, the Democratizing Work circle has been busy cultivating new and deepening existing relationships with organizations and individuals that have a desire to bring a culture of shared leadership into their own workplaces.
Continue readingGWI Welcomes Three New Board Members!
It is with gratitude and excitement that we welcome our newest board members, Allison Lamb, David Brownstein and Kate Cox!
Continue readingJust Transition in Action – Poughkeepsie
From hands-on activities that gave us a taste of what cooperation and competition feel like to crafting stories of regenerative futures, it was energizing to retreat from our regular day-to-day lives to connect and learn in an inspiring community of co-learners.
Continue readingRelationships We Build in the Sun
Last week climate change and strange weather patterns had a different idea in mind of what the start of summer means.
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