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Aspirations to Actions: North River Initiative

The New Civic Path

Finding Purpose at Any Age: A Conversation with Mrs. Norma Kennedy on Community and Service

Aspirations to Actions: North River Initiative

Finding Purpose at Any Age: A Conversation with Mrs. Norma Kennedy on Community and Service

August 2026 Edition

Edition 108

Photo: Beth Duda and Leah Verier-Dunn

Voter Education

Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: Beth Duda on A Walk to Respect

August 2026 Edition

Edition 106

Photo: Alicia Chalmers and Cheri Coryea

Aspirations to Actions: North River Initiative

Shaping A Shared Future: Cheri Coryea on Growing Together in North River Manatee County

August 2026 Edition

Edition 105

Photo: Debra Jacobs and Rich Harwood

Aspirations to Actions

Partnerships Rooted in People, Purpose, and Possibility with Rich Harwood

July 2026 Edition

Edition 104

The New Civic Path

Aspirations to Actions

The New Civic Path: Turning Hope Into Community Action

May 2026 Edition

Edition 99

Photo: Leah Verier-Dunn and Carolina Franco

Aspirations to Actions

Making Hope Contagious with Carolina Franco

October 2025 Edition

Edition 76

Photo: Monica Encarnacion

Aspirations to Actions

From Hopeless to Hope: A Conversation on The New Civic Path with Monica Encarnacion

October 2025 Edition

Edition 73

Finding Connection and Courage with Tiffaney Schippert Conner

Aspirations to Actions

Finding Connection and Courage with Tiffaney Schippert Conner

September 2025 Edition

Edition 71

Photo: Butch Phelps and Leah Verier-Dunn

Aspirations to Actions

Walking the New Civic Path Together: Lessons from the book circle

September 2025 Edition

Edition 68

Photo: Leah Verier-Dunn and Beth Duda

Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading

Connecting Communities: A Beyond the Blog Podcast - Episode 7: TPF Book Circles: Chapters of Change

August 2025 Edition

Edition 66

Photo: Rich Harwood and Cheri Coryea

Aspirations to Actions

Discovering Our Shared Aspirations Through The New Civic Path Book Circles with Cheri Coryea

July 2025 Edition

Edition 59

Photo: Rich Harwood and Andrew Spector

Aspirations to Actions

Restoring Hope Through The New Civic Path with Rich Harwood

July 2025 Edition

Edition 58

Photo: Maritza Coscarelli

Aspirations to Actions

The Philosophy of Putting People First Featuring Maritza Coscarelli With The Harwood Institute for Public Innovation

November 2024 Edition

Edition 41

Photo: DeSoto County Ahead

Aspirations to Actions

Making The Invisible Visible Featuring Rich Harwood (Part II)

August 2024 Edition

Edition 30

Rich Harwood in DeSoto County

Aspirations to Actions

Understanding Where The Community Stands with Rich Harwood (Part 1)

August 2024 Edition

Edition 29

Photo: Ashley Coone, Links2Success

Aspirations to Actions

Discover DeSoto: Becoming a Catalyst for Change Using The Harwood Institute’s Techniques with Ashley Coone (Part 2)

July 2024 Edition

Edition 26

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