by John Freund, CM | May 3, 2012 | Systemic change
The LCWR Global Concerns Committee offers a resource by Sr. Gertrude Foley SC, “An Invitation to Systems Thinking: An Opportunity to Act for Systemic Change.  PDF Gertrude Foley SC reminds us: “A ‘system’ is an entity that maintains its existence and functions...
by John Freund, CM | Apr 14, 2012 | Vincentian Family
Now here’s a question! With all the attention paid to the recent winners of the mega-lottery one piece caught my eye. “If you won what would you do?’ It prompted this question for visitors to famvin. If Vincent were given $1,000 to by a wealthy...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 30, 2012 | Vincentian Family
The March 30th online edition of NCR writes…”Sheila Gilbert, president of the National Council of the United States Society of St. Vincent de Paul, lays out her vision for ending poverty in a short video statement. While her message is addressed to the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 21, 2012 | Vincentian Family
VinFormation has adapted Jeopardy as a way of fostering thought about systemic change. Test your knowledge with Jeopardy – Systemic Change edition This is but one among the many version of Jeopardy adapted for Vincentian family themes.
by John Freund, CM | Mar 17, 2012 | Vincentian Family, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
We are pleased to inform you that we have been officially admitted as an UN-NGO  member of ECOSOC under the category of Special Consultative Status with no  voting rights. This consultative status provides NGOs like us with access to not only  ECOSOC but also to its...
