Community

Strengthening our connections.

Making the Most of Your Charitable Donations

by Jeff Raderstrong

posted Dec 17, 2009

Focus, work, and structure: Jeff Raderstrong from Change Charity offers three steps that can help you figure out who to give to this year.

How to Talk to Your Friends About Copenhagen

by Madeline Ostrander

posted Dec 10, 2009

Talking about climate change may be one of the most revolutionary things you can do. But how do you strike up your own Copenhagen conversations—and what do you say once you do?

Towns Rush to Make Low-Carbon Transition

by Tara Lohan

posted Dec 01, 2009

More and more neighborhoods are making the transition to a climate-friendly community. Has yours?

Growing Local: Interview with BALLE's Michelle Long

by Brooke Jarvis

posted Nov 29, 2009

By working with local businesses, Michelle Long helped make Bellingham, Washington a national leader in urban sustainability. As executive director of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, she's taking her vision to cities around North America.

Giving Thanks for What We Share

by Jay Walljasper

posted Nov 23, 2009

The sharing ethic of the commons is woven into American traditions.

The Season of Our Discontent: Poverty and Hunger in America

by Mark Winne

posted Nov 17, 2009

Just before Thanksgiving, the USDA has released alarming new statistics about hunger in America. How can we bridge the divide between abundance and scarcity?

Investing in the Right Relationships

by Colin Beavan

posted Nov 11, 2009

Because we have invested so much in our relationships with corporations, community and familial relationships are weakened—to the point at which they can't provide sustenance when the corporate bond breaks.

5 Benefits of Common Security Clubs

by Chuck Collins

posted Oct 08, 2009

What can local clubs do about a global financial meltdown? A lot, it turns out.

Bamboo Bikes

posted Oct 06, 2009

The Bamboo Bike Studio in Brooklyn, New York, teaches students to build their own bamboo bicycles in one weekend. Workshop proceeds help finance bamboo bike factories in Ghana, Kenya, and Ecuador.

Green the Block :: Beauty from the Ashes

by Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins and Rev. Lennox Yearwood

posted Sep 17, 2009

To honor the victims of September 11, 2001, urban communities involved in the green jobs movement spent the anniversary of the attacks building stronger communities through service.

A Lifelong Search for Real Education

by Julia Putnam

posted Sep 09, 2009

Grace Lee and Jimmy Boggs brought people together to rebuild inner-city Detroit and to teach the things you can’t learn in a classroom. At 94, Grace is still at it.

Radical Acts of Education

posted Sep 09, 2009

Meet our pick of organizations and strategies that foster life-long learning and personal growth while teaching age-old and brand-new skills.

Seniors Find More to Learn

by Sean Rose

posted Sep 09, 2009

Retirement doesn’t have to be merely time off; it can be a time to gain new skills or find rewarding ways to give back to your community.

What We Need Is Each Other

by John McKnight

posted Aug 05, 2009

No matter how hard they try, our very best institutions cannot do many things that only we can do.

Mali's Gift Economy

by Beverly Bell

posted Jul 22, 2009

In Mali, one of the most cash poor nations in the world, "dama" or the gift economy is thriving.