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• Feb 26, 2010 Rich's Keynote at Great Rivers - Make Hope Real Last Wednesday, Rich Harwood delivered the keynote address for the United Way Great Rivers Regional Conference. The more than 200 participants represented United Ways from 10 states. "The question we face," Harwood said, "is will we make hope real for every person in every community?" And he...    more...  
• Feb 24, 2010 Photos from the Great Rivers United Way 2010 Conference Rich addressed more than 200 United Way leaders from across the Midwest at the 2010 United Way Great Rivers Conference.    more...  
• Feb 23, 2010 Insights and Affirmations - February 23 "To create change we need to create the space for dissonance and discovery." ~ Rich Harwood While tension, dissonance and even conflict may not always feel like progress they are a critical part of creating change. Without dissonance and tension we don't create opportunities for...    more...  
• Feb 16, 2010 Insights and Affirmations - Creating Change "We have a responsibility for creating change not just for running our programs." ~ Rich Harwood At a time when many of us are being pushed to run faster and do more with less there is a nearly constant pressure to turn inward. There is a temptation to focus on our programs and turn away...    more...  
• Jan 4, 2010 Greater Lansing Lab Rich's Reports What happens when we decide to turn outward and listen to the community only to find that the community's aspirations and concerns don't match up with our Boards and Funders. Do we have the courage to engage...    more...  
• Nov 5, 2009 Training the 2nd class of Public Innovators Corps Members Later this week we’ll begin training the second class of Harwood Public Innovators Corps Members. Like the inaugural Public Innovators Corps class - Karen Aldridge-Eason, William L. Burton and Rosemary Flores – these leaders will come together for four days of training to work...    more...  
• Oct 20, 2009 The Harwood Institute Announces First Public Innovators Lab of 2010 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4...    more...  
• Sep 18, 2009 Learn to Hold a Community Conversation Learn Everything You Need to Hold a Community Conversation Join public innovators from around the country on Monday, September 21 at 2:30PM EST for The Know Your Community webinar, part of Stations Turning Outward a partnership between Harwood...    more...  
• Sep 1, 2009 Org First Around the Globe REVIEW OF ORGANIZATION-FIRST APPROACH REPORT IN MAJOR NIGERIAN NEWSPAPER Recently, the Nigerian Tribune - the nation's oldest newspaper - ran Folorunsho Moshood's review of The Organization-First Approach Report ....    more...  
• Aug 10, 2009 Public Broadcaster Videoconference Draws Nationwide Audience Last Friday, public broadcasters from Chevak, Alaska to Fajardo, Puerto Rico signed to watch the kickoff event of The Stations Turning Outward Initiative - a partnership between The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and The Harwood Institute. The Initiative and videoconference give...    more...  
• Jul 23, 2009 Resources for Harwood Lab Alums Lab Alum Calls - Schedule The next two Lab Alum Conference Calls are scheduled. August 21, 2009 September 25, 2009 We'll be sharing topics and call in numbers closer to the date for the call. Lab Alum Calls - Archive Listen to the 1st Harwood Lab Alum Conference Call (July 17)...    more...  
• Jul 23, 2009 Turn Outward Quiz In the end my organization is more focused on...   Activity...    more...  
• Jul 22, 2009 Rich Harwood, Mayor Bing, ARISE Detroit! Highlight Resident Action in Detroit This Friday, Rich Harwood will join Detroit Mayor Dave Bing , former Mayor Dennis Archer , Judge Greg Mathis , ARISE Detroit! Executive Director Luther Keith, and other Detroit leaders in highlighting the importance of the third annual ARISE Detroit! Neighborhoods Day....    more...  
• Jun 21, 2009 Rich joins other national leaders for "Boot Camp" Panel On June 20, Rich Harwood joined a panel of national leaders like Craig Newmark (Craigslist) and Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post) to discuss the role of technology and volunteerism in creating change in our communities. The panelists were part of the Craigslist Foundation’s 6th Annual...    more...  
• Jun 17, 2009 Resources for 2009 Detroit Lab Alums Stay Connected Class Contact List - stay connected to your classmates. Photos from the Lab - online gallery of photos from the Lab and Ask Detroit (more to come) Download the Class Photo Use What You've Learned How to Use the Frameworks - a collection of the examples...    more...  
• Jun 2, 2009 Rich's Reports: Video Reflections on Detroit   Installment #1: Rich Harwood reflects on what Detroit citizens are looking for on June 1, 2008, the historic day that General Motors filed for bankruptcy. Click on the link below to watch the video. Installment #2: In this second installment of Rich's Reports,...    more...  
• Jun 1, 2009 Harwood Part of "All Star Panel" at Craigslist 2009 Boot Camp On June 20 in Berkeley California, Rich Harwood will be one of the featured speakers for the Craigslist Foundation’s 6th annual Boot Camp for nonprofit organizations and individuals interested in making a difference in their communities nationwide. Rich Harwood will also be part of the...    more...  
• May 22, 2009 Make Hope Real Tour - Calgary, Canada (Calgary) On Thursday, May 21st Rich Harwood delivered the plenary address for t he more than 600 participants at the 1st Annual Canadian Social Forum .  The Forum, sponsored by the Canadian Council on Social Development ( CCSD ) brought together leaders from across Canada and from across...    more...  
• May 21, 2009 Get A Free Make Hope Real Poster We face a critical moment in our communities - economic turmoil and people’s desire to reconnect and reengage have made our work more important than before.   The question for each of us is: Will we turn outward toward our community and make hope real ? Normal...    more...  
• May 13, 2009 The 2009 Public Innovators Lab is Coming to Detroit ********************************************************************************************************* Register on or before May 15th to receive an early bird registration discount.  Click on the "REGISTER NOW" button below to learn more and to register.  If you have any...    more...  
• Apr 24, 2009 Make Hope Real Tour - Ottawa, Canada (Ottawa) On April 24, Rich Harwood addressed the hundreds of volunteers, staff, donors, and Board Members of The United Way of Canada. As part of his keynote address Rich called for us to turn outward toward their community to help make hope real for people all across the country. Rich...    more...  
• Apr 23, 2009 Make Hope Real Tour - Gatineaux, Canada (Gatineaux) Richard Harwood addressed the Canadian Federal Family of Community Collaborators - a collection of leaders from a number of departments working to improve the Canadian government's place-based efforts. At a time when economic turmoil and people's desire to reconnect and...    more...  
• Apr 13, 2009 ASTC Working with Harwood to Accelerate Change "A powerful force for good," is how Lesley Lewis, President of the Association of Science-Technology Centers describes her vision for her members which include more than 540 science centers and museums in 40 countries across the globe.   Last week ASTC's Board invited Rich Harwood to work...    more...  
• Apr 10, 2009 Get Your Free Copy of the Organization First Report Click here to get your free copy of the Organization-First Approach report.    more...  
• Mar 31, 2009 Health Care Trade-Offs: Where is the Public?   The American public is more aware of the costs of healthcare reform than it was 15 years ago, but still hasn’t resolved the trade-offs around making healthcare a universal right, raising questions about the Obama administration’s goal of reform this year. This ruling was...    more...  
• Mar 24, 2009 Updates on The Public Innovators Corps Last week, The Harwood Institute hosted the inaugural class of the Harwood Public Innovators Corps. Karen Aldridge-Eason, William L. Burton and Rosemary Flores have each used Harwood frameworks, tools and ideas in their personal work, and we are proud that they have agreed to become our first...    more...  
• Mar 17, 2009 Public Innovators Corps The Public Innovators Corps is a network of dedicated leaders who will be trained and certified to share Harwood content with groups, communities and individuals. This is a major "next step" for us in our effort to give all public innovators greater access to our work. We will fill you in...    more...  
• Mar 13, 2009 Public Innovators Corps: Training Videos    Directions: Click the images below to view the movies >Authentic Engagement Videos< What is Authentic Engagement? Citizens vs. Consumers What is Public Knowledge? Why Public Knowledge is Important...    more...  
• Mar 9, 2009 Download Your Free Copy of the Harwood Public Innovators Report Across the country, public innovators are powerful forces for social change and civic renewal.  They are men and women who like you believe that we can do better, that we can create hope and change.  You can probably see yourself in their stories. Download the report here...    more...  
• Feb 18, 2009 Hope and Change in Canada Last week United Way leaders from across Canada gathered in Canmore, Alberta to discuss how they could accelerate change in their communities and measure impact.  As part of the multi-day meetings these leaders invited Rich Harwood to speak about the importance of The 3A's of Public...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2009 Turn Outward   Many of us have become inwardly focused, concerned more with our own activities and initiatives than with those that actually strengthen our communities. To be effective, we need to shift our focus outward and reorient ourselves toward the community. Many Americans have retreated from...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2009 The 3A's Your ability to create change depends on what you say and do. Do you speak with authority in your community? Do people perceive you as authentic? Are you willing to hold yourself publicly accountable? Too often our words and our deeds don't match up.  The 3A's of Public Life -...    more...  
• Feb 1, 2009 About Rich "If we are to improve politics and public life," says Richard C. Harwood, founder and president of The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, "then we need to release ourselves from our resignation that public life and politics has to be the way that it is today, and declare that it can be...    more...  
• Feb 1, 2009 Urge Within Most of us set out with an urge to create deep and lasting change in our communities. Do you still feel the urge that brought you to your work? Does it still guide and inspire the efforts you’re making?    more...  
• Feb 1, 2009 Path for Change We all share the desire to create change and make our neighborhood, community, or city a better place to live. And we all have within us the capacity to make a difference and create a lasting impact. But change doesn’t come easy. It takes more than good intentions and hard work. Creating...    more...  
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