Eliminating Economic Isolation, Principles, Significance of Place, Stories 13 Jul 2021 The Imperfect Work of Making Amends Blog post originally published on July 10th 2021 at Commongood.cc One white woman in Georgia inherited a farm. She started asking a key question: “What’s in the ground here?” She… Bryan Gower
Eliminating Economic Isolation, Principles, Significance of Place, Structure of Belonging 02 Jul 2021 American Independent Business Alliance and Common Good Collective Partnership We (Common Good Collective) have been hard at work with American Independent Business Alliance to produce and create conditions where collective social capital can occur by engaging people as powerful… Bryan Gower
Inspiration, Principles 26 Feb 2020 Commonwealth of the Avocado Written by Matthew Wilson “Everybody gets 4 slices of avocado”, declared my 9-year old son. Every family has its own little traditions and one of ours is that often, on… Rainmaker
Principles, Stories 01 Sep 2019 Member Story, Jessie Fuller of Riverside California We recently caught up with Jessie Fuller, a teacher in Riverside, California who has been a member of a local Common Change group for years. Common Change: How did you… Rainmaker
Principles 01 Aug 2019 Confined By Labels What if we no longer allowed ourselves or others to be confined by labels? What if the boxes of “wealthy” and “poor” and “disadvantaged” and “privileged” fell apart? This is… Rainmaker
Inspiration, Principles, Stories 01 May 2019 A Thank You Note Common Change receives its fair share of thank you notes and we occasionally share them as a way to remind us all to do small things with great love and how… Rainmaker
Inspiration, Principles 17 Apr 2019 Giving, Receiving, & Vulnerability How do I know that a gift given will be used the right way is a question that we get asked when people are exploring Common Change. Here's a story… Rainmaker
Inspiration, Principles, Stories 14 Dec 2018 Neighborly Economics: A Way Towards the Exchange of Gifts by Peter Block In other times, our culture, our way of being with each other, the way we spend our days, were constructed by Emperors, Popes, Generals and Public Servants. Our cultural way… Rainmaker
Inspiration, Principles, Stories 11 Dec 2018 When the Safety Net Isn’t There We all want to believe there are social safety nets that will prevent our most vulnerable from falling through the cracks created by poverty and economic insecurity. But, the reality is… Rainmaker
Inspiration, Principles 12 Nov 2018 The Table of Collective Abundance You might know people like Charlie and June. They’re the ones who are always giving, always sharing, always opening their home, asking what others may need. They’ll open up about… Rainmaker