By Cheryl Broetje–The Center for Sharing Staff is currently going through the book Toxic Charity. If you’re interested in joining the conversation or learning more, please let us know by calling us at 509.546.5999. We who are drawn to the values of community and service are often willing to sacrifice time, money, and energy in order to help out the [...]
By Ryan Brault Recently my wife Jamie and I had the privilege of hosting a Servant Leadership Class at our house with a group of friends that was facilitated by the Center for Sharing. One of the things that this class did for me was to create some space, carved out from the rest of my week, in reflection with [...]
In the early 1980’s, I was exposed to poverty and suffering on a global scale. But, through several life-changing encounters, I found Jesus to be very present there! I went back to my church, with my heart broken, but also racing with ‘what-if” kinds of questions that I thought might help both the materially poor, and those of us whose [...]
By Cheryl Broetje Start Up Communities is the name of a book by Brad Feld, about ‘building entrepreneurial ecosystems in your city’. He starts the book out by saying that startups are at the core of everything we do. We were all startups at our birth! Every city was a startup, as was every company, institution and project-even the world [...]
If you missed it, we’d like to give you the opportunity to relive the excitement of International Women’s Day 2013. In the gallery below are photos of the event. Thanks to the generosity of those who attended, the Center for Sharing was able to provide over $6300 to support the education of young women in Oaxaca, Mexico who are part [...]
