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Creating the Future

What does it take to create visionary social change? If we want to see a future that is more humane, more equitable, more healthy, more loving, more compassionate – what does it take to create that?.Welcome to Creating the Future’s podcast, where those are the questions our guests will explore. Those guests come from all walks of life - historians and community organizers, social scientists and movement leaders, people working inside the system and outside the system..In each episode, host Hildy

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Episode #19: Creating Change by Aligning Actions with...

Creating the Future ·

2025/11/03

Episode #19 in which Dana Kawaoka-Chen shares the power of aligning social justice actions with shared community vision and values. As Co-Executive Director of Justice Funders, Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance a thriving and just world. Dana leads with vision and is guided by relationships. As a practitioner, Dana co-authored the “The Choir Book: A Framework for Social Justice Philanthropy,” and was a primary contributor to “Resonance: A

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Episode #18: Creating Change in Big Systems

Creating the Future ·

2025/10/03

Episode #18 in which Jackie Bradley and Madeline DeMarco show us that seemingly small changes can make a BIG difference in big systems. Jackie Bradley is a rural organizer, facilitator, and planner. In her role as Community Outreach and Compliance Director at Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority in rural Michigan, Jackie helps organizations and coalitions create values-driven plans and (importantly) implement those plans with intention. Prior to her work in behavioral health, Jackie was the

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Episode #17: Creating Change by Building Authentic...

Creating the Future ·

2025/09/05

Episode #17 in which Debra Jacobs shares dozens of ways for building and engaging relationships that create change.Debra Jacobs is the President and CEO of The Patterson Foundation in Sarasota Florida, where she has championed the cause of creative collaboration, steering the foundation to work with partners to accelerate positive change by sharing fresh perspectives, contributing innovative ideas, and providing critical resources.Before her pivotal role at The Patterson Foundation, Debra served as

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Episode #16: Creating Change via Curiosity

Creating the Future ·

2025/08/18

Episode #16 in which May Miller-Dawkins talks about the power of questions and curiosity to create change.May Miller-Dawkins has over 20 years experience working with community groups, organizations, coalitions and social movements. May’s work is all about facilitating catalytic discussions that identify pathways to impact, to support effective long-term social change efforts and build collective leadership capability.May has a particular talent for cultivating collective leadership, including cross

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Episode #15: Jeff Yost - Creating Change by...

Creating the Future ·

2025/07/29

Episode #15 in which Jeff Yost shows us the power of identifying the assets and gifts that people have to build upon.Jeff Yost is President and CEO of Nebraska Community Foundation, where his talented team is unleashing abundant local assets, inspiring charitable giving, and connecting ambitious people in 270 hometowns throughout 82 of Nebraska’s 93 counties. Jeff has dedicated the past 27 years of his career to NCF’s mission and community-led, asset-based philosophies. Since 1994, NCF and its

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Episode #14: Brian Joshin Byrnes - Creating Change by...

Creating the Future ·

2025/06/29

Episode #14 in which Brian Joshin Byrnes talks about the power (and the personal practice) of being open to our fellow community membersBrian Joshin Byrnes is the founder and guiding teacher at Bread Loaf Mountain Zen Community. Prior to stepping full time into spiritual activism, Joshin was the president and CEO of the Santa Fe Community Foundation, and prior to that, holding that same position at the Vermont Community Foundation. Joshin’s work before those foundation leadership positions was in

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Episode #13: David Martinez III - Creating Change by...

Creating the Future ·

2025/06/04

Episode #13 in which David Martinez III shows us the power of bringing people together in coalitions – and keeping them together. David Martinez III is the Director of Strategic Community Partnerships at Vitalyst Health Foundation. In this role, he oversees the foundation’s capacity-building and grant programs and Civic Health portfolio.David is on the Steering Committee of the Arizona Together for Impact Fund, serves on the board of the Arizona Democracy Alliance, and is Vice Chair of the Funders

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Episode #12: Creating Change by Focusing on People...

Creating the Future ·

2025/05/09

Episode #12 in which Seth Kaplan talks about the interplay between people, place, and the institutions that support community.Seth Kaplan is one of world's leading experts on fragile states, societies, communities, and neighborhoods. His latest book is Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. By focusing on improving underlying social dynamics – social relationships, social capital, and social institutions – Seth has been effective at advancing conflict resolution,

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Episode #12: Creating Change by Focusing on People...

Creating the Future ·

2025/05/09

Episode #12 in which Seth Kaplan talks about the interplay between people, place, and the institutions that support community. Seth Kaplan is one of world's leading experts on fragile states, societies, communities, and neighborhoods. His latest book is Fragile Neighborhoods: Repairing American Society, One Zip Code at a Time. By focusing on improving underlying social dynamics – social relationships, social capital, and social institutions – Seth has been effective at advancing conflict resolution,

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Episode #11: Creating Change by Changing the Economy

Creating the Future ·

2025/04/05

Episode #11 in which Emily Kawano shows us that each of us can be part of creating an economy that works for all of us. Emily Kawano is the co-coordinator and co-founder of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network and served on the Board of RIPESS (the Intercontinental Network for the Social Solidarity Economy) for almost a decade. She is the co-director of Wellspring Cooperative, based in Springfield, MA that is building a local solidarity economy ecosystem, including a network of worker co-ops. She has

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Episode #10 Creating Change by focusing on both the...

Creating the Future ·

2025/03/17

Episode #10 in which Marcus Walton talks about the multiple levels of change – from the individual to the global - that are present when change happens.BioMarcus F. Walton serves as the president & CEO of Grantmakers for Effective organizations where he supports communities of philanthropic leaders to realize their highest grantmaking aspirations. Throughout his 20-year career, he has specialized in operationalizing ideas, concepts, and frameworks; cultivating transformational leadership and

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Episode #9 Stories of Organizing

Creating the Future ·

2025/03/07

Episode #9 in which Steve Dubb shares stories of social movements and community organizing that have created social change. `Steve Dubb is senior editor of economic justice at NPQ, where he writes articles (including NPQ’s Economy Remix column), moderates Remaking the Economy webinars, and works to cultivate voices from the field and help them reach a broader audience. Prior to coming to NPQ in 2017, Steve worked with cooperatives and nonprofits for over two decades, including twelve years at The

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Episode #8 Creating Change by shifting our work from...

Creating the Future ·

2025/02/14

Episode #8 in which Riane Eisler talks about shifting our mindsets from domination to partnership, both in the world outside and in the work of social change itself. Riane Eisler is an Austrian-born American systems scientist, futurist, attorney, and author who writes about the effect of gender and family politics on societies. Riane’s whole-systems research offers practical tools for constructing a less violent, more egalitarian, gender-balanced, and sustainable future.Riane has authored many

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Episode #7 Creating Change by Building on Strength

Creating the Future ·

2025/01/27

Episode #7 in which Meghan Cummings talks about bringing people and groups together around their strengths.Meghan Cummings is Senior Vice President for Strategy, Impact & Operations at CFLeads, a U.S. organization supporting community foundations to galvanize action on the critical issues of our time.Before joining CFLeads, Meghan served as Vice President of Civic Advancement at the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, where she leveraged cross-sector partnerships, marshalled national resources and

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Episode #6 Creating Change via Collective Care

Creating the Future ·

2025/01/13

Episode #6 in which Yodit Mesfin Johnson talks about the power of reimagining everyday systems via collective care.Yodit Mesfin Johnson is a Black momma, a visionary strategist and a social justice advocate based in Southeast Michigan. She serves as president and CEO of Nonprofit Enterprise at Work (NEW), a Michigan-based movement support organization that offers transformative consulting, back-office support and leadership development programs to nonprofits and social change leaders.A serial social

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Episode #5: Creating Change within the Nonprofit Sector

Creating the Future ·

2024/12/04

Episode #5, in which Vu Le and Robert Egger explore changes that need to happen within the nonprofit sector itself, so that organizations can create more visionary improvement in communities.Vu Le is a writer and speaker who is best known for his blog, NonprofitAF.com, where his no-BS approach and irreverent sense of humor have gained him a fan base of over 50,000 loyal readers. Vu is the founder and former Executive Director of RVC, a Seattle nonprofit that promotes social justice by developing

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Episode #4: Social Change and the Power of Love

Creating the Future ·

2024/11/24

Episode #4, in which Shiree Teng talks about the power of love in creating transformational change.Shiree Teng has worked in the social sector for 35+ years as a social and racial justice champion. She's been a frontline organizer, advocate, capacity builder, grantmaker, (e)valuation partner, and leadership coach. Shiree ignites the path to justice with courageous strategy, boundless energy, and radical love.Shiree's mission is to inspire us to prioritize love as the catalyst for our freedom. She

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Episode #3: How Local News Media Builds Community

Creating the Future ·

2024/11/11

Episode #3, in which Josh Stearns explores the role of journalism in fostering civic engagement. Josh and Hildy discuss the need for bottom-up approaches to change, the challenges facing local news, and the need to rethink journalism to build stronger communities.Josh Stearns is the Senior Director of the Public Square Program at Democracy Fund. Josh leads the foundation’s efforts to support transformative leaders who are rebuilding local news, advancing more equitable journalism, defending civil

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Episode #2: Envisioning What is Possible

Creating the Future ·

2024/10/25

Episode #2, in which Trista Harris discusses the importance of having a clear vision of the future you want to create. Trista emphasizes the need to move away from a problem-focused approach and to instead focus on creating a positive future, shifting mindsets to embrace a future-oriented approach to all the work of social change.Trista Harris is a philanthropic futurist who is nationally known as a passionate advocate for leaders in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. Trista’s work has been

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Unravelling the Story of Social Change

Creating the Future ·

2024/10/24

Episode #1, in which Creating the Future’s founder, Hildy Gottlieb, delves into the fundamental question, “What creates social change?” In this short introduction to the podcast, Hildy describes the need for a shift from incremental improvements to visionary, systemic transformations. She invites listeners to explore what it truly takes to create a more humane, equitable, and compassionate world. Hildy Gottlieb is co-founder and Chief Boundary Pusher at Creating the Future, where she is leading

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