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Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Businesses, Community, Economy, Local, Nonprofit, People, Planet-Profit, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Emergent Process for Unpredictable Times

“The most successful networks and movements are defined not by their strategies for action, but by a common purpose informed by shared values and principles. By a process of collective sensemaking and discovery, informed by work happening on the ground,…

Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

Stats and Facts the Shop Small Campaigns Don’t Bother to Share

We are well into the December holiday shopping season and it’s time to talk about supporting locally owned independent businesses – again. I know, I know . . . I’m a little late this year and probably should have mentioned…

Vicki Pozzebon In Activism, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

So. What Now?

Resources and Reflections after the Election We are a woman immigrant owned, and queer, woman, and disabled led company and the outcome of the recent election was, well, the worst. Leaders are now empowered to create a world centered on…

Staci Golar In B Corporation, Community, Economy, Ethics, Jobs, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, Published Works, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Vicki’s Guest Spot on the Impact Boom Podcast

Impact Boom, a B Corp and certified social enterprise that is focused on the support and development of social enterprise globally, hosted Vicki on their podcast this month. She was grateful to spend some time chatting with host Indio Myles…

Vicki Pozzebon In B Corporation, Community, Economy, Ethics, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, , Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local, Transformational Leadership

Doubling Down on Community Engagement: What is It?

It’s only a few weeks into 2024 and we’ve been seeing a lot of organizations and foundations looking to community engagement as a way to renew their impact efforts. So, what is community engagement and how do we do it…

Vicki Pozzebon In B Corporation, Buy Local, Community, Corporations, Economy, Living Economy, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

We’re the Real Deal

Twice in my professional life I have been asked if I was the real deal. The first time was over lunch with a theatrical colleague who I pitched a social justice theater project to, back in my theater directing and…

Vicki Pozzebon In Businesses, Buy Local, Community, Corporations, Drink Local, Eat Local, Economy, Ethics, Living Economy, Living Wage, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Talking Radical Business with David Gaines

Social entrepreneur, author, current chair of the Social Enterprise Alliance board, and long time friend and colleague of Vicki’s, David Gaines visits the Impact Out Loud podcast this month for a lively talk about all things social enterprise. In part…

Vicki Pozzebon In Be Green, Businesses, Buy Green, Buy Local, Community, Drink Local, Eat Local, Economy, Living Economy, Local, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Give Good Gifts in 2023

We know this time of year is one that is full of lists, and ... well ... we're giving you one more! Here's a short and sweet gift guide featuring a few small and social enterprise businesses we've worked with…

Vicki Pozzebon In Businesses, Community, Eat Local, Economy, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog

Baking for Good

Special guest Martin Sorge, the 2023 Great American Baking Show Winner (with Social Impact Roots). Impact Out Loud a podcast powered by Prospera Partners.

Economic development consultant, home baker, and winner of the Great American Baking Show, Martin Sorge says it wasn’t that long ago that he wasn’t very good at baking. “I had always cooked and I was known for being the person…

Staci Golar In Buy Local, Community, Drink Local, Economy, Ethics, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Sharing a Social Impact Success Story

Tudor Montague's small business journey is a social impact success story. Montague had been working for tribes in the environmental field, and while it was a rewarding career, he had always dreamed of starting his own business. In 2015, after…

Guest Author In B Corporation, Buy Local, Community, Economy, Ethics, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Sustainability, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

Social Impact Shouldn’t be Exclusive, It Should be Transparent

The other day we were scrolling through one of our social media feeds and saw this: “What if I told you there is a secret club working on changing the New Mexico economy for the better through encouraging social enterprise?”…

Guest Author In Community, Nonprofit, People, Socially Responsible, Systems Change, The BIG Blog, Transformational Leadership

An Awareness of Systems & Self: Checking in with Naveen Kanithi, a Prospera Partners Program Alum

Naveen Kanithi This month our blog features a Q&A with Naveen Kanithi, the Director of Operations for Reading Quest, a non-profit with a mission to support literacy for the children of Santa Fe and West Las Vegas, New Mexico through…

Guest Author In Buy Local, Community, Corporations, Drink Local, Eat Local, Ethics, Living Economy, Local, Socially Responsible, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Buy Local, Buy Less, Buy Better

Right now we are all feeling the squeeze of global supply chain constraints and uncertainty. However, we also know that through purchasing awareness and ethical consumption, we can be less affected by these external forces (and more prepared to deal…

Guest Author In Be Green, Community, Green, Nonprofit, , Socially Responsible, Sustainability, The BIG Blog

What About the Rest of Us? Looking Beyond Preconceived Notions of Leadership

EENM Executive Director and Prospera Partner co-facilitator, Eileen Everett. Photo by Gabriella Marks. The Prospera Partners facilitation team is made up of people who are experts in the nonprofit sector. Each brings a unique set of experiences and perspectives to…

Guest Author In Activism, Community, Corporations, Ethics, Jobs, Live-Work, Living Economy, Living Wage, Local, People, , Socially Responsible, The BIG Blog, Think Local

Whoa … What’s the Rush?

Have we forgotten everything that just happened in the last year and a half? We experienced a massive halt of life as we knew it. Facing the realities of the pandemic, we stopped the hustle out in the world, but…