Been talking about the Giving Market idea with Jon Ramer of the Interra Project and Penny Scott at BALLE-BC. Hoping to develop a Giving Market into one (or two, or even three?) of the Interra launches next April. Thanks to Jon for setting up this gorgeous new online working space for us!
On the broader Giving front, it seems that next year’s Business Alliance for Local Living Economy International Conference, hosted by BALLE-BC in Vancouver next June, wants to add a one-day Open Space Giving Conference to their program. We started the BC network last year, in an Open Space Tech conference. They continue to hold that Open Space shape and grow like crazy, so it will be great fun to go back. Would be even more fun if we could have a number of other Giving spaces opened in other places that same weekend, all posting into the same wiki and one big blogosphere.
all true, paul. didn’t say good or bad… just that we happen to be flying! it’s turning out to be quite a ride, either way. [g]
anti-gravity? hmmmm…. gravity is good too, no? lots of magic comes to life on the ground!!
hello christy! the other day i described our work, jon and penny and i, as a wide open frictionless anti-gravity zone. feels to me like we’re just flying through stuff now.
Oh, how great that you’ve connected with Jon! I forwarded your invitation to the Giving Conference to him in the spring and thought the two of you could spark some extraordinary things together. (I know Jon from synagogue, where he is one of the fabulous musicians and was my son’s Shabbat School teacher!)
love, C
oops… that wasn’t paul that was ashley (at paul’s computer). sounds like a thrilling ride!
[grin]