Welcome to Abundant World Day “Spirit of Authentic Presence” led by Jackie Lowe Stevenson, CEO of The Spirit of Leadership.

Focus: To tap into your personal abundance and the abundance of the natural world around us.
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Purpose: To connect to your authentic self, which is where abundance lives, and connect to a larger world of people, families, and cultures.

Our journey begins on ancient grounds adjacent to Lake Erie, one of our planet’s great freshwater lakes. 

Pebble ledges left by receding glaciers, traveled by indigenous tribes and foraged by roaming herds, this land is a sacred gateway to nature’s aliveness.

Connect to the freedom that resides deep within your heart of entrepreneurial resilience.

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The Spirit of Leadership LLC is an Ohio USA destination dedicated to the Experiential Learning with Horses and Nature for Professional Development Services and Personal Discovery Opportunities. 

Visit Pebble Ledge Ranch at http://spirit-of-leadership.com/

Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for Abundant World Day.

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Abundant World Day Spirit Of Authentic Presence Wednesday, October 21, 2015

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Farming For Justice with Maurice Small, Strategist
Maurice Small, Food Strategist, works in communities of low wealth to make sure they are able to activate the wealth they have internally and that they have around them. Maurice provides tools communities need to have great food access, food health and food awareness. 

Maurice Small is an independent consultant with 25 years of experience in urban/ rural food systems development, youth entrepreneurship training, and soil creation. Maurice inherited his profound respect and love for the earth from his parents. This love for natural process and growth nurtures his strong desire to build community as he teaches and cultivates regional visions for sustainable agriculture, healthy lifestyles in underserved communities & urban/rural collaboration between growers and vendors. His work to address the development of a more sustainable regional food system began in Northeast Ohio in 1988 with vacant lot reclamation, community garden creation, work with local after-school programs and volunteering with organizations to cultivate urban local food production.

His current contract work in North America address's urban and rural food system creation, food justice awareness programming and urban/peri urban soil production with worms.

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Farming For Justice with Maurice Small, Strategist

Newsletter Nov 15, 2015-Entrepreneur University, Survey + Abundant World Day Contemplation http://ymlp.com/zM2MLm

Take this survey and tell us what you need to know to grow your business. https://goo.gl/T3cB4o

Directors Tom Romito and Betsey Merkel introduce the idea of creating an Entrepreneur University for skills training and leadership development and invite readers to complete a short survey to inform offerings. Betsey Merkel announces Abundant World Day-Contemplation in Open Source Economic Development, Wednesday, November 18, 2015.

Featured Image November 2015: "Sky Coral" by Alice Merkel http://goo.gl/2Aerbl

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Newsletter Nov 15, 2015-Entrepreneur University, Survey + Abundant World Day Contemplation

Experience this Contemplation at I-Open http://goo.gl/R4Fexh
Music: "Waves - Afternoon" by Valdis Krebs.

Contemplation in Open Source Economic Development with Betsey Merkel, Platform and Digital Design Strategist, Co-Founder & Director, Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open), Cleveland, Ohio USA.

Our Focus: Simple Principles to guide any entrepreneur willing to grasp the new opportunities that surround us.

Our Purpose: To crystalize communities of people observing a set of simple principles based on the thoughtful development of creative abundance for the advancement of future generations.

Say out loud or contemplate one or more Principles in your daily work:

I-Open Principles

We have a simple vision: We will leave to future generations a regional economy that is creative, innovative and sustainable with opportunities for any individual prepared to grasp them.

We are pursuing a simple strategy: Brainpower matters. Regions will be transformed by open networks of innovation and collaboration with colleges, universities, libraries and schools as nodes in these networks.

We have a simple credo: We will prosper by treating each other in ways that build respect and trust.

We have a simple purpose: I-Open will help facilitate the transformation that is already underway in our region. We will teach and share the best ideas we can find to build open innovation networks in our region.

So, find a comfortable place to contemplate these simple Principles in Open Source Economic Development and ignite the entrepreneurial passion that resides deep within you.  Play today's Contemplation above.

Join us on the third Wednesday of every month for Abundant World Day.

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Abundant World Day Contemplation in Open Source Economic Development

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Dreamwork and Social Evolution with Nicole McGee, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo and Artistic Director, Upcycle Parts Shop and Collective Upcycle, a pop-up boutique.

Nicole is a co-founder and artist recipient of Cleveland Colectivo giving circle investment. 

She shares her success story of engaging with a community of like-minded entrepreneurs in 2005 who wanted to invest in local creative enterprise for city wide impact. 

Colectivo efforts connected her to the organization's social venture capital opportunities and expanded community support to scale her small enterprise.

Today, Nicole sells her artwork in community directly to local neighborhoods in showcase pop-up boutiques. One store, the Upcycle Parts Shop, specializes in the creative re-use of business waste.

“Cleveland is the kind of place if you love it a little bit, it loves you back a lot.”

Nicole says being involved in Cleveland Colectivo from the start taught her just how the actions of friends working together can reverberate throughout a region.

Visit the Shop online at http://www.upcyclepartsshop.org/

Learn more about the Cleveland Colectivo, a giving circle model at http://www.clevelandcolectivo.org/home

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Dreamwork and Social Evolution with Nicole McGee, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo

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Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder, describes the Cleveland Colectivo model, a replicable, process driven open network of giving formed in 2005 with a circle of like-minded friends who wanted to invest in early stage creative enterprises for a positive impact on their city.

“The Cleveland Colectivo is a Giving Circle. We are a group of community members most of whom live in the City of Cleveland, Ohio USA and we give small grants to organizations who are their very early stages.”

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The Cleveland Collective Giving Circle Model with Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder

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Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo, describes the organization's practice of partnering with regional organizations for mutual benefit and sustainability. 

Cleveland Colectivo is a replicable, evolving model of giving developed in 2005 by a circle of like-minded friends who wanted to invest in early stage creative enterprises for a positive impact on their city.

“The Cleveland Colectivo is a Giving Circle. We are a group of community members most of whom live in the City of Cleveland, Ohio USA and we give small grants to organizations who are their very early stages.”

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Cleveland Colectivo Collaborates For Mutual Success

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Altruism And Giving Circle Leadership with Katherine Readey Chilcote

Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo, is passionate about civic enterprise to accelerate change in cities. Bringing corporate experience and business development skills, Katherine addresses the role of altruism and giving circle leadership to advance creative enterprise in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cleveland Colectivo is based on a giving circle model developed in 2005 by a circle of like-minded friends who wanted to invest in early stage creative enterprise for a positive impact on their city.

“The Cleveland Colectivo is a Giving Circle. We are a group of community members most of whom live in the City of Cleveland, Ohio USA and we give small grants to organizations who are their very early stages.”

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Altruism And Giving Circle Leadership with Katherine Readey Chilcote

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Nicole McGee, is Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo and Artistic Director, Upcycle Parts Shop and Collective Upcycle, a pop-up boutique.

Nicole sells her artwork directly to local neighborhoods in showcase pop-up boutiques. One store, the Upcycle Parts Shop, specializes in the creative re-use of business waste.

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The Pop-Up Retail Model by Nicole McGee, Artist and Entrepreneur

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How To Start And Sustain Your Giving Circle by Katherine Readey Chilcote

Katherine Readey Chilcote, Co-Founder, Cleveland Colectivo, describes four simple steps to start a giving circle model in your community. 

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How To Start And Sustain Your Giving Circle by Katherine Readey Chilcote

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