Toward A Place In The Sun
This isn’t a solicitation. Although it seems as if every other email or letter I’ve received recently is. Something seems out-of-balance; I’m overwhelmed. Perhaps I’m just on more lists, but the volume of requests is astonishing. It has me contemplating the nature of charity and, in particular, its relation to the movement toward greater sustainability. If I had the reigns of a large foundation in my hands, I would be investing in those entities seeking to put steel against flint, whether for- or non-profit, to create self-propagating fires. Too often, we’re just fanning smoke, however warming we might exclaim it to be. I don’t have those controls in my hands, however. Rather, I lead a compact, innovative entity, albeit one trying to foster that same spark while supporting itself mostly with fees from its programs. Diverse, multiple income sources are required to support this work. This has been Foresight’s approach since its start. This type of change cannot be dependent predominantly on charity, it’s not sustainable enough. That said, creating holistic and resilient solutions requires starting with better delineating Foresight’s own hybrid nature. Change is coming. I’m eager for 2012, as if it were the start of a bright new day.
Peter Nicholson, Transformationist
FORESIGHT DESIGN INITIATIVE
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