Sidney | December 12, 2009
As many of you know, I’ve been transitioning to a new post as the Executive Director of the Community Foundation of South Jersey, a start-up community foundation serving the eight-county South Jersey region. The transition is “for the most part” complete although there are still unopened boxes at my new home in Haddonfield, NJ. This [...]
Sidney | October 15, 2009
Today, I am joining with bloggers from 11,512 other blogs (and counting) to write about climate change for Blog Action Day 2009. I chose to write about green buildings and sustainable practices as one key element to fighting climate change. Last week, I attended a session at the Council on Foundations Fall Conference of Community [...]
Social Innovation ChatterThis blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.
