It goes without saying that we are in a time of shifts, lifting the veil, a great awakening. Along with a deeper awareness of our blind spots, we are called to come to terms with our own relationships with white…
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Localism is an emerging economic development model that is about community, meaningful jobs, good corporate citizenship, sustainability, food, renewable energy, thinking local first. But, the concept isn’t new. Think about all the parts of a community: The citizens who work in…
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Social enterprise is not easy to define. There are dozens of explanations that muddy the waters of social enterprise by bringing together business, nonprofits, and the government sectors to define what a social enterprise can be. This resonates with me:…
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For years Prospera Partners has had a laser focus on small businesses and social enterprise, growing the leadership of owners so they are heard and seen and helping to provide in-depth community connections to sustain their growth. What we have…
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Had enough with 2020? I know we are all tired of it. We are tired of the isolation of a pandemic and the fear of a transition of power that seems to be held hostage by our outgoing White House…
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“Don’t talk about it, be about it.”— Gloria James, Lebron James’ Mother We are in a moment of transition, voting out hate and pivoting back toward civility, but also reminded of the value of our non-white community. If it were…
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AKA Why I’m Writing About Basketball for the First Time In My Life Growing up I was never really a “sports person.” If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be so excited about the…
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Times are tough right now, I get it. I really do. But, if you’re selling a product as a distributor for a giant company that asks you to recruit new distributors and has the cojones to ask you to recruit…
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I spend most mornings in reflection. One of these mornings in the midst of the protests of police violence targeting our Black and POC families, I was ruminating on my own experiences, and how I relate to this present moment.…
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"When you don’t know what to do, do nothing.” This is advice I’ve given myself – adapted from a Buddhist or yogic saying, no doubt – for years. I am the type of person who cannot act on an idea…
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The Food Justice Residency Program at Santa Fe Art Institute has been going on for nearly a year bringing “together nearly 40 artists from more than 25 countries as well as across the United States to work with local individuals…
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Friday February 1, 2013 - Friday February 1, 2013 Description: Think you’re a social entrepreneur? Got a great idea and no idea where or how to begin? Ready to start a project, program, business, organization that makes change and the…
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At the turning of the light between the days of 2011 and 2012 I sat perched on the edge of the world, very literally, nestled on the lava rock cliffs of the Hilo coast of Hawaii. I was deep in…
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So this is happening . . . https://makingchangeatwalmart.org/ I was going to write a long blog post about supporting locally-owned indie businesses on Black Friday and why that’s important for community and the economy but it seems more important right…
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I’m a foodie, a food economy nerd, a social justice food geek, so of course when I arrived at a lunch meeting at a locally owned, top local sourcing restaurant for a meeting today I had to declare “Happy National…
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I've been "sitting in circle" for two weeks straight, attending institutes and fellowships and training sessions. Literally. Sitting in a circle of chairs with dozens of people. So what, you ask? Turns out sitting in circle can be very productive…
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I've just returned from a whirlwind two-week trip, attending the Social Venture Institute (SVI) and then meeting up with my localist friends at the BALLE Fellowship AND THEN attending an amazing training on the Art of Hosting. Phew. What a…
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This article appeared in the July 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. Walking into the warehouse at The Way We Grow, I was struck by the overwhelming tasks at hand for start-up entrepreneurs. Perhaps it was this comment from owner…
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This article appeared in the April 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. I’m one of those people who brings a box of New Mexico goodies with me when I visit former New Mexicans or friends who haven’t been here yet.…
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This article appeared in the February 2012 edition of Green Fire Times. We’re well into 2012 now, and I hope I’m not the first to say that everyone, everywhere seems to going through major transformation. In December, 2011, I made…
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This post appeared in the December 2011 edition of Green Fire Times Surely by now you’ve heard me talk about local this, local that, eat local, go local, Yay! local, everything local, local, local. My friends are a little tired…
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This article appeared in the November 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. I hope this letter finds you well. I appreciate you calling me September 4 to tell me that you had not received the final paperwork on the Deed…
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This post appeared in the May 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. “This call may be monitored or recorded to ensure quality service.” That’s what I hear every single time I call CitiMortgage (at last count I’ve dialed them 127…
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This article appeared in the March 2011 edition of Green Fire Times. Scene opens. Mid-November. A movie crew is set up on Rabbit Road; catering trucks, tents, generators are all lined up. The cast is dancing from foot to foot…
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Fishing for Solutions in a Sustainable Economy At a Santa Fe Alliance board meeting, we were fleshing out how to describe all the various things the Alliance does in the community. In supporting our local businesses, the Alliance operates on…
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