Creating a Beautiful Portfolio of a Tremendous Community

Creating a Beautiful Portfolio of a Tremendous Community

“We received a grant and realized we had no clue how to do a mural,” said Susan Martinsen. I met Susan over photographs, drawings, charts and lots of paint in Ashland Wisconsin.  She was repairing the aviation mural, part of a Mural Walk. Susan and her pa...

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Easy Ways To Find and Energize Sensational Community Builders

Easy Ways To Find and Energize Sensational Community Builders

How do you recruit, hire and train talented community building staff was the topic of conversation for 100 managers in Ohio last week. I spoke on an interview process where team members are able to touch and feel the values around our work from first contact. ...

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Testing Out The New Line

Testing Out The New Line

The streetcar in the city of Cincinnati last carried passengers 65 years ago. Now the city once again has new streetcar tracks and shiny sleek new streetcars quietly crossing a 3.6 mile loop through its downtown. I was at the historic Findley Market as I saw t...

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