Social systems are constantly evolving, and the definition of progressive change is fluid; often shifting according to the hopes of individuals, or the history of a community. So how do advocates make sense of these dynamics and provide support without exercising control or reinforcing limiting factors? Join Garance Choko and Alexa Clay as they discuss how a group of diverse collaborators are approaching organizational design to create fertile new environments where communities grow and utilize resources to carve their own paths toward holistic prosperity.
Lunch will be served. Amos House's More Than a Meal Program is catering Friday's lunch. More Than A Meal provides a twofold benefit to its customers. Businesses, private parties, and agencies that contract with them receive an excellent product at a competitive price. They also generate income to train and employ persons who were formerly homeless or unemployed.
Shared Gifting is a model of grantmaking that gives decision making authority over grant funds to the non-profit organizations in a Shared Gifting circle. By moving control of grant funds from the donor to the organizations receiving funding, trust, accountability, and reciprocity are created. The RSF Pricing meeting provides an opportunity for RSF transaction stakeholders to make their needs visible to each other, and determining an interest rate beneficial for both investors and borrowers.
Switching to Fair Trade products ensures that what you buy was not touched by slave or child labor, and can help to reduce the demand for human trafficking. In this workshop, you will learn about how Fair Trade impacts communities on the ground. Workshop participants will develop action plans to help make their own schools or towns Fair Trade.
Easy Entertaining will be providing Saturday’s lunch. They focus on seasonal, local and gourmet cuisine. Easy Entertaining works closely with regional farmers, local artisans and purveyors. They pride themselves on sourcing over 70% of their products from a 250-mile radius year-round. From daily bread and pastry deliveries, to in-house butchering, they proudly present authentic locavore cuisine. Easy entertaining is a true homegrown success story.