FAMVIN: The International Vincentian Family

In organizational jargon “silos” refers to the tendency for organizations to stay isolated rather than collaborate. The Sisters of Charity of Canoton Ohio have awarded $217.000 to help agencies break out of silos and connect with each other in times of emergencies.

What did we learn from the first meeting of the Vincentian Family in cyberspace? It seems like quite a bit. Before we fast forward to the future  lets look at the statistics. In its short life VirtualVins.net was viewed from 290 different cities in 27 countries with the greater part of those visits on April [...]

New presentation on VinFormation: Service vs. Justice.  Do we do works of service? Do we do works of Justice? Ever wondered about the relationship and the difference?

One doesn’t need to read Spanish to sense the joy of the Vincentian Family gathering in Ica, Peru August 22. Almost 100 people from various branches of the family gathered to  focus on systemic change.

One Issue, Thousands of Voices Blogs are a powerful advocacy tool.  Think of it! One issue, thousands of voices. Some people did.  Independently organized “Blog Action Day 2008″ focusing on poverty  drew 12,800 Bloggers 14,053 Blog Posts and 13,498,280 Readers. Working toward a Vincentian Blog Action Day on the feast of Vincent dePaul September 27. [...]

This week’s featured project, the story of of a woman named Belaynish, represents a small window into the numerous diverse works of the Daughters of Charity as they collaborate with local people in villages and communities around the globe as they match funding partners with their vital projects and programs. The Daughters of Charity are overseeing year [...]