Last year in February I wrote a story for BayNature.org on a significant but little known historical site tucked away in the rolling hills above the Russian River Valley in what is now Austin [...]
I started this blog in 2007 as a way to organize my thoughts and learn about promising solutions relating to topics that interest and concern me – social innovation, social justice, public lands [...]
As the year comes to a close the northern elephant seals are returning to Point Reyes National Seashore. It is a time for ritual. Over the last few weeks I have been looking back at photos and my [...]
Museums are undergoing reinvention to become participatory, family-friendly and more open to a diversity of people and perspectives. The Oakland Museum of California reopens its Gallery of [...]
Sun, rain or snow, I hope you find time to rejuvenate in the coming weeks. I wish you serendipity and success in 2013.
We need to reframe how we look at a situation to open up creative possibilities and solutions, argues Mark McGuinness, a London-based creative business coach. The point of “reframing” is to [...]
In February, the Chronicle of Philanthropy hosted a live chat titled, Pinterest for Nonprofits: Promoting Your Cause on the Fast-Growing Social Network. More than 1,700 people in the nonprofit [...]
"The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond our reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the only home we shall ever know; the only paradise we ever [...]
Two nonprofits made a deal to protect redwood forests while saving aging camp facilities owned by the well-known American institution whose mission is to empower girls.
Bookstores, as community centers that foster an appreciation of the literary arts and humanities (critical for a healthy democracy), can also claim a public interest purpose.