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Guiding Principals
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Appreciation
Everyone listened to, everyone affirmed.
Inspiration
Transforming internal passions into external solutions.
Innovation
Fixing what is broken, improving what works.
Education
Research, reality and resources.
Collaboration
Synergy, mutuality, and partnership.
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Quick Profile
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Rachel Strobel, Intern
Rachel is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado. This year she is interning with Project Revive and hopes to gain a wealth of knowledge about city transformation. Rachel plans to attend CU's masters program in fall 2012 for Information, Communication, Technology and Development. In her spare time, Rachel is learning Spanish and loves to dance the night way to Salsa music.
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Food for Thought
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Social and economic justice have become hot topics in the media recently. At Project Revive we believe that justice is important in any political context. Take a look at the Free World Charter for some new ideas and share your thoughts with us. We want to know:
What does economic justice look like and how can it be achieved?
Join the discussion by sending an e-mail to Kelly. We'll share some of your thoughts next month.
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What We're Reading
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A Fire You Can't Put Out: The Civil Rights Life of Birmingham's Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth,
By Andrew M. Manis
A close friend and colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth is one of the unsung heroes of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. After his recent passing earlier this month, this seemed a timely read.
Surviving countless demonstrations, including violent run-ins with Birmingham's notorious public safety commissioner, T. Eugene "Bull" Connor, and a bombing in his own home, Shuttlesworth defines "fearless." His visionary leadership laid the groundwork for the most sensational and effective protests of the Civil Rights Movement.
For a glimpse into the life of this courageous American leader, see the New York Times Article commemorating his amazing journey.
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Greetings!
The theme of the newsletter this month is "Collaboration," one of our guiding principals. Project Revive is beginning to collaborate with local business owners by engaging them in our mission and encouraging them to develop their own plans for community transformation. By collaborating with Global Hope Network, Project Revive volunteers worked together with men from the local homeless population to complete landscaping projects for two elderly women and to raise money for the global poor. Also, in our reading this month we have been encouraged by the Collective Impact model that has been sweeping the nation as a blueprint for achieving systematic change in all areas of community and city development. We hope this month, you will be inspired to accomplish great things in your city through collaboration! You may also notice our Newsletter got a face lift this month. Tha nks to Hannah Bragg of Hannah Bragg Design for creating our eye-catching new logo! |
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Boulder Business Owners Get Involved
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Business Owners Reception Provides Opportunity for Community Collaboration
Project Revive has begun hosting a quarterly reception for local business owners to discuss issues they see in their city and engage in solving community problems. Hosted by Urban Mattress, the reception will provide businesses an opportunity to collaborate with local nonprofits to create their own projects for city revival. More and more businesses are seeing the benefits of employee volunteerism and are planning their own community service events to encourage team building and boost morale.
Project Revive has also partnered with Restoring the Soul to host a forum for Boulder Business Owners to discuss the question, "How can Local Business Owners be Better Community Citizens?" If you would like to participate in the forum, please join us on November 17.
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ServeHope 2011 - A Great Success! | | 
A Redemptive Work Day
On October 1, Project Revive President, Ken Miller, led a group of volunteers and five homeless men from Boulder in a landscaping project for a local elderly woman named Donna. Ken had this to say about the day:
"The work day was redemptive on many levels. The homeless spent the day utilizing their assets and less focused on their needs. The rest of us got to know these hardworking, selfless and kind men who happen to be homeless. Donna, who could no longer keep up with her small yard, was blessed by our work. She told me the best part was hearing laughter in her mobile home park. She couldn't recall the last time that happened. She insisted on making lunch for everyone and as we ate together, I wondered how many years had passed since these homeless men had enjoyed a meal in someone's home."
The work day ended with another collaborative success: Ken's List. Ken's List will be an online tool to allow people to hire homeless men in Boulder for various odd jobs, such as yard work. Watch your inbox for more information as we get Ken's List up and running!
Read more about Project Revive's involvement with ServeHope 2011. |
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Project Inspiration
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The Power of Partnerships
This month we discovered a wonderful colum in the New York Times by David Bornstein discussing how the Collective Impact model is inspiring collaboration among all types of organizations to accomplish shared goals (see The Power of Partnerships). This article captures what Project Revive strives to achieve in our cities.
The Collective Impact model creates "a network that links numerous organizations - including those in government, civil society and the business sector - and helps them to systematically align and coordinate their efforts around a clearly defined goal, like improving education, combating childhood obesity, or cleaning up a river."
While Collective Impact has most commonly been applied in the educational system (see the Strive Partnership website) by conceptualizing a child's education as a "Cradle to Career" process, the model can be used to create a comprehensive strategy to solve a variety of social problems. From economic development to homelessness the Collective Impact model allows for greater problem solving and allows each involved organization to more effectively utilize its own unique strengths.
In the Quick Portal section this month, we've included a link to an article discussing how the Collective Impact model may be used to end homelessness.
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We hope you found some inspiration this month! We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. If you have a project you would like to see implemented in your city, send us an e-mail; we would love to help support your plan for city revival.
Thanks for reading! Sincerely, The Project Revive Team |
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Give to Project Revive! | | |
In the spirit of collaboration, Project Revive is provides financial support to local non-profit organizations to allow them to better serve and improve our cities. Our partner organizations vary but must be committed to our Guiding Principals. Our own financial needs are minimal, enabling us to partner with small organizations, sponsor your projects, and spread the inspiration.
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Project Revive is a member of Global Service Associates and the Global Service Office, a 501(c)3 non-profit |
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