The Harwood Institute

This isn't your typical professional development. It's a crash-course in learning how to truly create change, no matter your role. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3reFkoX

"I believe what we’re missing today in American society is a way in which people can come together, figure out what they can agree on amid our real differences, and take action. We must build together; talk alone is not enough." https://bit.ly/4hyTxY5

The work in Reading, PA, is being driven by three action teams. Today, we highlight the chain reaction snapshot of Reading's English as a Second Language team. Read their full story in our latest report: https://bit.ly/4av1cEg

"I know our “politics” are polarized. Yet, I believe the drumbeat that Americans are polarized has increasingly become an excuse for not engaging with one another and, at times, even a smokescreen to justify actions by those who seek to win at any cost. We must get beyond these traps." Here's how: https://bit.ly/4hyTxY5

In just two years, Reading, PA, has created transformational change on education issues. We document this incredible story of change in our latest report. You can read it here: https://bit.ly/4av1cEg

Do you seek to create change in your community but feel stuck or like the obstacles just keep stacking up? Find new ways to catalyze real community in just five weeks at our upcoming virtual Public Innovators Lab in April. Learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/esmr99G

Make 2025 the year you transform your professional impact. Learn the Harwood approach in just five weeks with our virtual Public Innovators Lab. Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/3reFkoX

This week, we're in Owensboro, KY, holding a workspace as part of the ongoing action phase of this community initiative. The workspace convened four teams: arts, housing/homelessness, youth, and health. These teams are each seeking to unleash a chain reaction grounded in the shared aspirations of the community. Learn more about our work in Owensboro here: https://bit.ly/40uSVvA

This week, we held an in-person Getting Started Lab in DeSoto County, FL. The Lab kicks off the action phase in DeSoto, where people are determined to come together and tap the community's shared capacity to build a brighter future. https://bit.ly/4g45q7e

Last week, in partnership with The Patterson Foundation, we hosted a convening of almost 40 philanthropic leaders from around the country. The gathering focused on: --Exploring a new path forward for working differently with communities --Tackling shared challenges in candid conversations --Processing individual challenges in a safe space Thank you to everyone who joined us!