Stacy Kono is the Director of Programmatic Partnerships at the Rockwood Leadership Institute. She oversees Rockwood’s trainings and fellowship programs which equip over 300 leaders a year with tools in […]
Archives for March 2012
newDharma Talk | Your Practice Is Your Life
It happens time and again, we set out with the best intentions to redefine, reframe or change some aspect of our lives, and are waylaid on the path to freedom […]
The People’s Media
“Public interest groups have waged a spirited campaign to prevent a corporate takeover of the Internet.” AT&T spared no expense in 2011 when it sought government approval of its $39 […]
Why More Americans Can’t Access Healthy Food
Julianne Hing interviews Tracie McMillan about her new book, The American Way of Eating, which explores why most Americans eat everything but what will keep them healthy. In America, it’s […]
A Gandhian in Birmingham
One of the last living disciples of Gandhi travels to Birmingham, Alabama to pay tribute to the work of nonviolence in this piece from Waging Nonviolence. As I flew in […]
Meet Our New Communications Steward | Kim King
After several months of looking, and several candidates, we settled on East Coast native Kim King to help us with our communications outreach. She’s already enlivened CXC with her quick […]
Welcome | april 2012
If we could reach down to the bottom of our (soul, heart, spirit, call it what you will), then we might grasp what nerve leadership hits. It goes beyond what […]
april 2012 | quote
“There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.” ~ Malcolm X, […]
april 2012
Martin Luther King, Jr. | “Why I’m opposed to the war in Vietnam” Listen to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Grammy Award winning speech (delivered on April 30, 1967) on the triple […]
Be Present
“Presence is a noun, not a verb; it is a state of being, not doing. States of being are not highly valued in a culture, which places a high priority […]
Adventures in Paint
I know nothing (more on this later). I thought painting my bedroom was just a matter of slapping some paint on the wall. Okay, that’s perhaps more crass than I really mean […]
Financial Advice for Nonprofit Leaders
Being a good leader at a nonprofit comes down to more than having good ideas and fighting the good fight. On a practical tip, it also means that you […]