Mid-Hudson Energy Transition’s HELP Fund on Wednesday, August 27| The Main Street Journal
Fifteen years ago, local business networks were spreading like wildfire across the country. Now...| The Main Street Journal
The “killer app” approach kills local innovation and optimization| The Main Street Journal
Mid-Hudson Energy Transition’s HELP Fund| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
The principles of the “Tupelo Model,” such as “local people must address local problems,” “build teams and use a team approach,” and “meet the needs of the whole community by starting with its poorest members,” remain gospel for students of community development.| The Main Street Journal
Attention philanthropy in our attention economy| The Main Street Journal
August 13, 2 pm ET| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
For 25 years, Michael and Valerie Wood-Lewis have developed a local online network in Vermont called Front Porch Forum (FPF).| The Main Street Journal
Human urine rises to the next level as an agricultural resource| The Main Street Journal
Insanity, Albert Einstein astutely observed, means doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. And so it is with big national welfare programs.| The Main Street Journal
Pitting cities against each other to meet climate goals| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
July 30 at 2 pm ET| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
I’m writing to ask—literally—for five minutes of your time: If you like what we’re doing, please send us a sentence (or three) of endorsement.| The Main Street Journal
“Not for Sale,” argues Oscar Perry Abello, is the new rallying cry for neighborhoods around the country reclaiming their economies and their futures.| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
Consciousness-raising through terminology alignment| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
July 30 at 2 pm ET| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
The casual start for every conversation these days—“How’re you doing?”—is now an emotional minefield.| The Main Street Journal
V.3, N.32 - This week’s interview is with John Abrams, who shares his history and his hopes for expanded worker ownership models in the future.| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
V.3, N.27 - This week, we’re pleased to feature an interview with Hunter Lovins. Hunter currently runs a nonprofit called Natural Capitalism Solution and is now launching an important new project called COPx, which aims to become a global compendium of climate solutions.| mainstreetjournal.substack.com
V.2, N.39 - Only by steering more of money away from Wall Street and into our communities can we solve fundamental problems. Let's create at least one investment fund in every community--about 36,000 cities, towns, and villages.| mainstreetjournal.substack.com