Dan Fedder’s Post

Introducing our CHANGEMAKERS CLUB. A club founded on the belief that small actions will power big change. It’s on all of us to make it happen. Because building a brighter, better future isn’t a singular struggle. It’s a commitment to fight together and implement lifestyle changes that bring about dramatic shifts. By joining our club, you’re going beyond mere benefits. You’re joining a community of difference-makers and problem solvers, of make-change-happeners. Because we’re all made to make a difference.

One of the greatest benefits of a peer networking group is accountability. It's like having your own team of cheerleaders, board of directors, and 'mates in the pub', all rolled into one. This morning was a prime example... we looked at our goals for the coming week so that we can feed back next week. This kind of support is so valuable, especially if you're working on your own. Tell us what your goal is for this week! #Networking #PeerSupport #Accountability

The Belonging Playbook, Board of Directors applications, a new mandate, and more in the latest edition of “In the Field of Play.” Read it here: https://lnkd.in/em4Bv4gb

25+ Years Later, "Bowling Alone" continues to hit home Robert Putnam, political scientist and sociologist from Harvard, wrote a book in 2000 called Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. The book sites research about the decline in community involvement in everything from PTAs to religious groups to community organizations to yes, bowling leagues. He surmised back 20+ years ago that bowling by yourself you "did not participate in the social interaction and civic discussions that might occur in a league environment." Since then, with ups and down, generational changes, Covid, great streaming content and new norms about how we work in person, we continue to see these effects. This is the primary reason I founded ZogSports after 9/11 - to build community and help people feel connected to others through common interests. And it's why we started ZogCulture - to build connections at work through fun events. So my call to action is join 1 club, 1 organization, 1 interest group or yes 1 league. Say yes to doing things with friends and co-workers And if all of the above isn't enough incentive, Robert Putnam's research says: "Joining and participating in one group cuts in half your odds of dying next year." Morbid, but I'm in. . . http://bowlingalone.com/ #zogsports #zogculture #bowlingalone #sportsleagues #companyculture #companyteams

The June 2023 issue of Community Playmaker features a piece by Tyler Williams called "Fort Collins, CO: A Case Study in Equitably Expanding Public Transit," highlighting the critical importance of inclusive and equitable transportation systems. As a contributor, Fund for Our Economic Future president, Bethia Burke, addresses the transportation paradox of "no car, no job; no job, no car" and its effect on so many communities—particularly communities of color. The Fund's initiative, The Paradox Prize, has worked to solve for this and other widespread job access inequities across Northeast Ohio. "Since The Paradox Prize launched, we’ve seen more employers and civic leaders recognizing the issue of worker mobility and exploring ways to improve it," Burke says. "The Fund and our partners have put almost $1 million into testing worker mobility innovations—and this investment has produced permanent improvements to transportation across Northeast Ohio. Four solutions have become lasting fixtures for connecting more people to transportation, and ultimately work, through new public transit models and routes, improved employer transportation benefits and car shares." Flip to page 40 of the Community Playmaker June edition https://buff.ly/44kOV0Z or read more about the Paradox Prize at https://buff.ly/3JBktYx

Why Member Engagement Labs? Do you ever feel like members, attendees, volunteers, and other stakeholders should be more engaged (a tad more or even very much more), but you are unsure how to make that happen? You are not alone. This is a problem we have been hearing about from many association leaders. So, we decided to create a unique experience for the association community to come together to create actionable plans and share ideas for increasing engagement – new ideas you are truly excited to implement. Come to one, two, or all three events to get the most out of the series. Join the labs 📆💡 https://loom.ly/LNH2LaM #assn #assnchat #assnevent #assnprof #association #membership #members #memberengagement #engageyourmembers #engage #virtualevent #MemberEngagementLabs #TheLabs

Deep appreciation to Michelle Mascarenhas, Hop Hopkins and #justsierra for this powerful, honest and in depth analysis of the current landscape in the environmental movement. Progressive Workers Union represents staff at Sierra Club, 350. org, Greenpeace, USA, Appalachian Voices and Union of Concerned Scientists. We are in deep coalition with other big greens like Defenders of Wildlife, Audubon Society and others. This threat is not unique to Sierra Club. Unions and represented staff are being vilified in environmental non profit spaces. I've been told we are greedy, entitled, not dedicated to the cause. That we're "ruining charities". But it's exactly the opposite. Big greens must stop manipulating staff into the mindset of sacrifice work culture- if you care about the cause, you'll work an unhealthy amount of hours in toxic, at times dangerous, working conditions for less than a living wage while executive salaries continue to rise. Not living the values these orgs profess publicly is unsustainable. It's leading to disruption of the work to mitigate the effects of climate change and move climate action. What workers care most about is the human toll ecofacism is taking on the people in the communities most affected by climate change.