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Community Impact Statements: What Are They & How to Write One Impact is the quantifiable difference your work makes in a neighborhood. It extends beyond program success. Real impact comes from the willingness to approach holistically and adapt for the sake of...
We’re so excited about our best Leaders Lab yet! The Lupton Center’s Leaders Lab is a unique training experience built for innovative leaders who are willing to disrupt old patterns and create new possibilities. Today’s profile comes from Caterpillar...
We’re all about helping you make lasting change. In holistic neighborhood development, this change means working with a neighborhood to restore flourishing. This kind of deep transformation only happens when we pay attention to impact, whether on a large scale...
Wanting to have an impact on your community is a great idea. And great ideas can go a long way. In fact, great ideas are the basis of community development programs that want to make meaningful change. But after the initial phase of deciding to work for neighborhood...
We are thrilled to announce that our third City Shapers has officially launched! The catalyzing team in Holland, Michigan has begun to meet virtually and start the Assessment phase of their journey. These initial months are all about getting clarity on the current...
Here are our top 10 insights in how to avoid Toxic Charity. We’ve learned these lessons in the 10 years since Toxic Charity first came out! FCS Founder Bob Lupton shined a light on the ways that traditional philanthropic models were failing to have a lasting...
The Lupton Center exists with one goal in mind: equipping others to do holistic, place-based development work. Today, we want to give you an in-depth look at how one Change-Maker radically transformed the nonprofit she was working. Alongside her team, she swapped out...
We have already launched 1 of our new City Shapers cohorts. Now, we’re getting ready to launch a cohort in another city, Holland, Michigan. Both of these new cohorts have been made possible by a $1 Million Thriving Congregations grant FCS received one year ago from...
We are thrilled to announce that we have 2 new City Shapers Cohorts starting this fall! Over the next couple of weeks, we will introduce these cities and the incredible people working to transform them. Today, we’re extending a warm welcome and shout-out to the...