Helene, Author at Good Work Institute

A Heart-Led Community-Designed Fund is Coming to Town

Good Work Institute is thrilled to announce the culmination of a multi-year collaborative design process that tackled how to create a democratically-controlled community fund for the benefit of Kingston.

Who Do You Work With?

The idea that we don’t learn well when our nervous systems are on alert and we don’t feel safe now seems like a truth I’ve always known, but it was a revelation when I first heard it.

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Rethinking Our Relationship to Reality with Bayo Akomolafe

An hour could only cover so much, but what was offered was deep, personal and from a place that truly questions our relationship to all existence.

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The Community Fund Blueprint Is Ready!

We are only a few months out from being able to publicly announce and then support the launch of a new community fund in Kingston!

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Igniting Inclusive Economies: CityScapes Summit

I saw the future at the Cityscapes Summit, or at least, the future I hope to see in my lifetime: where equity is built into our economic systems from the ground up…

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Be the Medicine

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.

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Feed 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.

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The Spells You’re Spinning

Language frames our relationship and perspective with the world around and within us.

Community 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.

Looking 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.

About 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.

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GWI welcomes Jenn and Mass to the team!

We at GWI are so happy to welcome two new team members to our collaborative Good Work!