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Philanthrogeek interviews John Esterle for Philanthrogeek xChange 5

By February 6, 2015

Philanthrogeek author Nathaniel James did several interviews for his Philanthrogeek xChange series. He interviewed our very own John Esterle about TWI’s unique approach to grant-making and how TWI supports organizations and leaders that do work to cultivate dialogue. The original interview and Nathaniel’s introductory write up can be found here on the Philanthrogeek website. John has been with TWI…

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Are Meaningful Conversations Considered Social Impact?: A Lesson from Grace Lee Boggs and American Revolutionary

By August 26, 2014

  By Sahar Driver, Program Director, Active Voice     Watch American Revolutionary – Trailer on PBS. See more from POV   This is a re-post from PBS’s POV Blog.   Sahar Driver, Active Voice Program Director, shares takeaways from  Active Voice‘s engagement strategy and partnership with The World Cafe around POV’s “American Revolutionary: The…

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Creating An Impact Community

By May 8, 2014

Lindsay Green-Barber is the Media Impact Analyst at The Center for Investigative Reporting. We’re pleased to share her thoughtful reflection on the issue of assessing impact within the fields of media and journalism. The point she raises at the end of her piece around the “immeasurable” value of connecting to share personal stories and lessons learned in…

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Relationships Are (The) Work

By May 2, 2014

Sean Thomas-Breitfield is the Co-Director of The Building Movement Project, a grantee of TWI. We’re Pleased to share his recent reflection on the importance of relationships in movement building, a theme that strongly emerged from Building Movement’s insightful evaluation of the New Bottom Line Campaign. It’s great to see the power of relationships explicitly raised…

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How Media Can Be a Force for Good

By April 18, 2014

A thoughtful and engaging interview with the American Press Institute and Mallary Tenore, the new managing director of TWI grantee Images and Voices of Hope (IVOH), that explores themes of our ongoing conversation about storytelling, journalism, dialogue and community.    How ‘Restorative Narratives’ Shape Communities: 9 Good Questions with Mallary Tenore of IVOH   IVOH…

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