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Please take a few minutes out of your day to read this informative, actionable, and inspiring article from Jennifer Fields, MPH. Change is inevitable, but to progress and change lives for the better, we must listen and take action.

Where Faith meets Mind, Body, & Spirit for a holistic approach to addiction and mental health treatment!

A must read about the changes to POA.

99 years ago today, 10 municipal leaders from across the country sat down together in Lawrence, Kansas for the first official meeting of the National League of Cities. On this important anniversary, I took some time to reflect on how much has changed and what has remained the same for our incredible organization in these last 100 years. Read more about it on our CitiesSpeak blog here: https://lnkd.in/ebb6j-_Y

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To mark IDLO’s 40th Anniversary, this year’s special edition of IDLO’s Partnership Forum will highlight the organization’s contributions in building a culture of justice worldwide. Drawing from the experiences of a distinguished group of speakers, the discussion will focus on IDLO’s mandate and role in tackling global crises. It will also offer perspectives on reinvigorating international support for the rule of law to advance the 2030 Agenda and build a more peaceful, just and sustainable future. Join us online on 28 November! #IDLO #RuleOfLaw #Peace #Justice

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CAEC has striven for 85 years to show our members the Cooperative difference. Read on page 4 as I tell you how the Cooperative started and where our core principles came from. https://lnkd.in/gZRNZGzs

A COMPASSIONATE ECONOMY IS IT POSSIBLE? Last Friday, I had the privilege of attending a thought-provoking discussion that challenged conventional business models. Melanie Rieback and Alison Holloway explained how their company business models work with an approach that challenges the traditional drive to extract wealth from production, offering instead a more balanced, equitable, environmentally sound and compassionate way of doing business. 🤷♀️ What is it about this model that is compassionate ➡ It's a business model that prioritises people, the environment and society over profits, enabling everyone involved - employees, owners, customers, the business and even the economy to thrive without causing the harm of traditional business models. ➡ Staff and owners alike earn a fair and livable wage, but no one becomes 'unnaturally wealthy', as Melanie puts it. At the same time, staff don't get terminated for a sniff of a slight boost to the company's profit. ➡ Customers are charged market rates, with provisions to subsidise those who need the service but can't afford to pay as much.   ➡  No shareholder's interest in extracting wealth from the business is prioritised above all else. Measures are put in place to stop this eventuality from arising.         🤔 If you find this business model as intriguing as me, I highly recommend watching Melanie's TED talk. For those who are truly enthusiastic, Melanie's LinkedIn page hosts a series of 8 YouTube clips, each over an hour long, on how to build a non-extractive business. 🙏 A big that you to Antony McMullen, FGIA, FRSA, for your inspiring wrap-up at the end of the panel discussion and to the 888 Co-operative Causeway Limited and RSA Oceania for making the event happen and Clare Fountain, GAICD, for being an excellent panel facilitator Why we need to reform the startup business model | Melanie Rieback | TEDxBerlin (youtube.com)