public • 3 min read • Measuring Social Capital I was intrigued by the work that Charlotte, North Carolina, had done with the help of the Brookings Institution to…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P3.1 • 3 min read • Bridging Toward Acceptance Some might call it a surprise when our First Baptist Church in Greenville, South Carolina offered a community concert by…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P2.2 • 5 min read • Remembrance as a Path to Healing In this soil, there is the sweat of the enslaved. In the soil there is the blood of victims of…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P2.1 • 3 min read • Storytelling for Meaning-Making, Healing, and Identity We don’t turn to story to escape reality, we turn to story to navigate reality. - Lisa Cron It…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P1.1 • 4 min read • Durable and Lasting Containers for Growth Each year, for the last twenty-one years, the YWCA in Madison, Wisconsin, has held a racial justice summit for their…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P3.1 • 7 min read • Change at the Speed of Trust In 2019, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Susan Glisson. Susan facilitates communities through a process called The Welcome…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P1.2 • 2 min read • Partnerships for Scale and Reach Employers as Community Change Agents Employers have played and continue to play essential roles in helping many in our communities…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P2.2 • 4 min read • In Communion Communion com·mun·ion /kəˈmyo͞onyən/ The sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P2.1 • 4 min read • Storytelling to Build Trust Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin.…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P3.2 • 4 min read • Living Into Our Values The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P2.1 • 4 min read • Music For Our Journey Toward Equity I don’t sing. Let me clarify. What I mean is I don’t sing well, and I don’t…
public GroundWork Lessons From the Field P1.2 • 3 min read • Learning By Doing Diversity Leaders Initiative Furman University's Riley Institute hosts the Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) in for leaders across the…