have been looking for a new book that will help me reignite my natural optimism about democracy. Browsing through Amazon’s top choices I was having a hard time finding something positive. I found a page filled with titles like: “How Democracies Die,” “How Democracy Ends,” “Democracy in Chains,” “Democracy in America?” “Unequal Democracy,” and “Democracy[…]
Today has been a busy day in DC. Pope Francis is visiting, and you can barely move around without running into a road that is closed or a conservative who is concerned that the Pope has become a liberal politician. Either can really slow the day down to a crawl. As an environmentalist (which is[…]
On September 22, over one hundred friends of Earth Force gathered on the Cherry Blossom Riverboat to celebrate youth engagement and changing communities. Thank you to everyone who attended and lent their support! CEO Lisa Bardwell kicked off the festivities by sharing a bit about our history and invited everyone to view our 20th Anniversary[…]
At Earth Force, we work to ensure young people get to develop and practice leadership skills and civic responsibility, addressing problems in their communities and working in partnership with others to create effective, sustainable solutions. We recently launched an exciting new initiative, Friends of the Force, as a way of meaningfully engaging and developing young[…]
Birthdays present the opportunity to reflect for most, and for Earth Force, it is no different. Our 20th anniversary celebration is happening on September 22, 2014, in Washington, DC, on the Cherry Blossom riverboat (tickets on sale here). With our birthday party one month away, we thought it would be a great time to reflect[…]
Guest blog by Kurt Moser, Earth Force Senior Program Manager To dig deep into the topics of sustainability and STEM, as with any significant excavation, we would be wise to first dial 811. Even if you haven’t called “Miss Utility” before, you might recognize the spray-painted street art as indicative of digging about to take[…]
As our organization has evolved over the past 20 years, we’ve worked to intentionally build out this idea of Collective Impact. Often, people get the general idea – yeah, let’s come together and make a difference – but what do we really mean when we say Collective Impact? Definition: Collective Impact noun /ke‘lektiv ‘im,pakt/ 1.[…]