Podcast appearances and mentions of Benjamin Barber

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Alex isn't kidding when he says it seems like The Chronicle of Philanthropy has been retelling the same story about disillusioned fundraisers for a long time. Those of us who have been around for a while are well aware of the fact that, at any given time, at least half of the fundraisers out there are looking for another job and that very few boards and bosses have come to a consensus about how fundraising really works. As of late this familiar story has zeroed in on how poorly prepared some employers are with making hiring decisions and how often they miss opportunities by relying on an arduous interview process. Alex believes hiring managers need a wake up call; and, on the flip side, he insists that candidates need to know how to see the red flags that distinguish between an job where you're being set up to fail rather than given an opportunity to thrive. For example, Alex wants fundraisers to listen more closely to whether an employer characterizes the work as exchanging gifts with those who share a genuine and meaningful relationship with our organization; or does the employer believe that the donor is merely a passive consumer and an opportunity to close a quick deal.  I was grateful to hear that Alex had taken my recent recommendation to read Benjamin Barber's Consumed which likens our consumer society to that of a child whose impulsive behavior prevents them from achieving their full potential. As I have said many times before, this is where I believe fundraising finds itself today: in the midst of its messy adolescence and unable to discern between what's really working in its favor versus getting in its way. I am confident that as we develop a collective willingness to wrestle with tough questions of the sort that Alex and I did today, and as donors are afforded opportunities to play active, citizen-like roles with the organizations they support, our sector and society as a whole will reap the benefits that accompany mature, sustainable relationships. As always, we are grateful to our friends at CueBack for sponsoring The Fundraising Talent Podcast. ——————————————————————— We're trying something new. The Butterfly Effect, our new publication on Substack, is where we make sense of the ideas and opinions that inform our consulting practices at Responsive Fundraising. Every week we will guarantee for our subscribers a thoughtful, long form article that will challenge how we think about contemporary fundraising practices. We would be delighted if you would subscribe. 

The Key to Failing Well: Lessons From Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein - Matthew KellyGet Matthew's 60 Second Wisdom delivered to your inbox: https://www.matthewkelly.com/subscribeVideo Transcript:“Both Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein powerfully illustrated this lesson. Both of these men suffered through failure more than most, and yet they became our greatest inventor and mathematician, respectively. Day after day they grappled with trial and error, mistakes and frustration, disappointment and defeats, and moments of complete disillusionment. But they viewed these set- backs, adversities, defeats, and failures as clues to the discoveries they were seeking. They genuinely believed that their failures signified progress. The story of Edison's effort to find a way to keep a lightbulb burning is well known. He tried more than ten thousand combinations of materials before he found the one that worked. People asked him later in his life how he could continue after failing that many times. He said he didn't see the other attempts as failures. He then went on to explain that he had successfully identified ten thousand ways that didn't work and that each attempt brought him closer to the one that would. He saw his failures as progress. Einstein, whom many people believe to be the smartest man who ever lived, said, “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.” Why do we perpetuate the belief that it is not okay to fail? Failure plays an important role in our development and a critical role in our attempts to become perfectly ourselves. Whatever pattern of defeat you may find yourself in right now, remember these three abiding truths: 1. Other people before you have successfully overcome the obstacles you face; seek them out and draw strength from their stories and example. 2. All of your past failures leave you better equipped than ever before to succeed in your next attempt. 3. It will never be easier to break that pattern of defeat than it is right now. Allow the words of Benjamin Barber to echo deep within you: I divide the world into learners and non-learners. There are people who learn, who are open to what happens around them, who listen, who hear the lessons. When they do something stupid, they don't do it again. And when they do something that works a little bit, they do it even better and harder the next time. The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you are a learner or a non-learner.”If you have not read LIFE IS MESSY, order your copy today: https://amzn.to/2TTgZKn Subscribe to Matthew's YouTube Channel today! https://www.youtube.com/c/MatthewKellyAuthor/featured?sub_confirmation=1https://www.matthewkelly.comGet Matthew's 60 Second Wisdom delivered to your inbox: https://www.matthewkelly.com/subscribe The Best Version of Yourself and 60 Second Wisdom are registered trademarks.#MatthewKelly #BestVersionOfYourself #BestVersion #ThoughtLeader

The Leading Indicator of Success – There Are Two Types of People – Matthew Kelly – 60 Second WisdomGet Matthew's 60 Second Wisdom delivered to your inbox: https://www.matthewkelly.com/subscribeVideo Transcript:“The great predictor of success is not talent or opportunity, but attitude towards learning. Developing the habit of continuous learning leads to success both personal and professionally. Benjamin Barber wrote: “I divide the world into learners and non-learners. There are people who learn, who are open to what happens around them, who listen, who hear the lessons. When they do something stupid, they don't do it again. And when they do something that works a little bit, they do it even better the next time. The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you are a learner or a non-learner.”Become a life-long learner. It is essential in our quest to live more meaningful lives. Read books, take courses, listen to podcasts, and watch videos that help you become the-best-version-of-yourself.”If you have not read LIFE IS MESSY, order your copy today: https://amzn.to/2TTgZKn Subscribe to Matthew's YouTube Channel today! https://www.youtube.com/c/MatthewKellyAuthor/featured?sub_confirmation=1https://www.matthewkelly.comGet Matthew's 60 Second Wisdom delivered to your inbox: https://www.matthewkelly.com/subscribe The Best Version of Yourself and 60 Second Wisdom are registered trademarks.#MatthewKelly #BestVersionOfYourself #60SecondWisdom #BestVersion

Host André Marquet talks to Luís Newton, the President of Estrela's Borough in Lisbon. Luís has been in this role for almost 9 years, although he is working in this field in total for over 20 years. Timestamps: Introduction of guest [1:20] How does a day of President of the Borough look like [2:00] How helping for Ukraine is being organized: humanitarian support, housing, education [4:30] How did Luís decide to dedicate his life to politics and people [11:00] First Luís job in Borough of Lapa [12:00] Naval engineering at IST - would Luís like to be working in that field now [15:30] What age did Luís start in politics - family history in politics and its influence on Luís's decision [18:00] What were Luís's priorities in the last 2 terms; TOP 3 priorities of Estrela Borough now [23:00] A basis of management in Estrela's borough - voting for people's ideas on the app [30:30] Estrela has an excellent President, or a great team? [36:30] How to explain political legislative flow to a 6-year-old child [37:00] Who is the boss of the President of the Borough? [42:00] How to encourage people to be more participative in politics [43:45] How to pitch Estrela to working parents [46:30] Pitching Estrela for Gen Z - it is the most instagrammable district of Lisbon [49:50] Can Estrela be less car-dependent and more bike-friendly? [52:30] Expansion of Gira bikes to Estrela [57:20] What does Luís think that boroughs should do? [1:00:00] Best practices of work at the borough [1:05:00] Budgets of boroughs and salary of presidents [1:07:00] How can law change the lives of boroughs [1:09:30] What did the jury consider as most important in your work to have awarded you in the role of CIO [1:15:00] City apps merging and development ideas [1:17:00] Should Lisbon be having a CTO, CIO or COO [1:21:00] How many months does it take to start fully working after being elected [1:25:30] If Luís had the superpower to change anything about government policy, what would it be? [1:28:00] Removing the train line between the city and the river [1:30:00] Envisioning the use of technology to improve people's lives [1:33:15] Quantum computing as a new technology Luís would learn if he had three months [1:35:40] Trends in population change in Estrela borough [1:38:40] What advice would Luís give to his younger self [1:40:20] What would Luís recommend to visit in Estrela [1:43:00]

We fight for lost causes not because we always think we are gonna win, but because someone needs to keep the battle going. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Election season always brings to light important civic topics and this year, big questions. Is voter fraud a real threat? Is the voting system still reliable? Will we know the election results on election night? How do we know what information to trust? And, perhaps even more importantly, how can we better improve citizen engagement and expand civic education? This week we tackle these questions in a conversation with Professor David Schultz, a Political Science and Law professor at Hamline University in Minnesota. He is a nationally and internationally sought-after expert on civics and government topics. He authored many books, legal treatises, and articles on topics including election law, eminent domain, law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. In our conversation we: Hear about how Professor Schultz developed a passion for voting, public affairs and civics at a young age Discuss the importance of civic education in supporting citizens to engage with the government to make change Highlight the importance of good listening skills in our noisy democracy Hear David's thoughts on the importance of media literacy and citizens discerning between good and bad information Discuss how important it is for citizens to get out of our bubbles and try to talk to others Learn about the importance of starting discussions with a little bit of healthy doubt Understand an effective way to share what you believe by highlighting the reasons ‘why' we have those beliefs Hear David's thoughts on the integrity and reliability of US elections and the checks and balances in the US voting system Understand when we can expect to know election results Discuss the importance of civic education, citizen engagement and why getting involved, citizens can make a difference In this episode we reference: Schultz's Take Blog Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber

We fight for lost causes not because we always think we are gonna win, but because someone needs to keep the battle going. More information can be found at www.socialchangeleaders.net Election season always brings to light important civic topics and this year, big questions.  Is voter fraud a real threat?  Is the voting system still reliable?  Will we know the election results on election night?  How do we know what information to trust?  And, perhaps even more importantly, how can we better improve citizen engagement and expand civic education?  This week we tackle these questions in a conversation with Professor David Schultz, a Political Science and Law professor at Hamline University in Minnesota.  He is a nationally and internationally sought-after expert on civics and government topics. He authored many books, legal treatises, and articles on topics including election law, eminent domain, law, public policy, legal and political theory, and the media and politics. In our conversation we: Hear about how Professor Schultz developed a passion for voting, public affairs and civics at a young age  Discuss the importance of civic education in supporting citizens to engage with the government to make change Highlight the importance of good listening skills in our noisy democracy  Hear David’s thoughts on the importance of media literacy and citizens discerning between good and bad information  Discuss how important it is for citizens to get out of our bubbles and try to talk to others Learn about the importance of starting discussions with a little bit of healthy doubt Understand an effective way to share what you believe by highlighting the reasons ‘why’ we have those beliefs Hear David’s thoughts on the integrity and reliability of US elections and the checks and balances in the US voting system  Understand when we can expect to know election results Discuss the importance of civic education, citizen engagement and why getting involved, citizens can make a difference In this episode we reference:  Schultz's Take Blog Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber

Cities will be the future in rebuilding our economy. Benjamin Barber (1939 – 2017), an American political theorist spoke with us in 2004, that there is no way that we can deal with health in the setting of one independent nation.

从小我的妈妈就告诉我：学习使人进步，骄傲使人落后。虽然小时候我总把这句话当成一个好玩的口头禅，但是长大之后，才逐渐意识到这句话的威力。如果有哪一天不学习，不思考，不反思。那么我过得这一天一定是让自己痛恶的。我痛恨那种没有长进，浑浑噩噩，如同丧尸一般，被所有的人和事推着走的感觉。学习对于我们而言，是治愈心灵的良方，是提升眼界和高度的最便捷的方式。它是通向智慧的钥匙。人类学习，通常有两个方面：一个是向内提升智慧的学习，一个是向外了解外部环境和游戏规则的学习。最高的境界则是内外结合，用智慧引导从而更好理解外部世界，通过观察体悟以及在外部世界中实践，反哺于自己的内心的智慧。学习有很多种方式，可以是通过读书，可以是通过观察体悟，可以是通过交谈。但只有伴随用心感受，思考，与自己产生链接的方式学习，才算得上是真正有意义和有效的学习。著名的政治学家本杰明·巴伯（Benjamin Barber）曾经说过一句非常经典的关于学习的话，今天我们就来分享下。 Quote from Benjamin BarberI don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and failures...l divide the world into the learners and non-learners. 翻译我不把世界分为弱者和强者，或成功和失败……我把世界分为学习者和非学习者。

从小我的妈妈就告诉我：学习使人进步，骄傲使人落后。虽然小时候我总把这句话当成一个好玩的口头禅，但是长大之后，才逐渐意识到这句话的威力。如果有哪一天不学习，不思考，不反思。那么我过得这一天一定是让自己痛恶的。我痛恨那种没有长进，浑浑噩噩，如同丧尸一般，被所有的人和事推着走的感觉。学习对于我们而言，是治愈心灵的良方，是提升眼界和高度的最便捷的方式。它是通向智慧的钥匙。人类学习，通常有两个方面：一个是向内提升智慧的学习，一个是向外了解外部环境和游戏规则的学习。最高的境界则是内外结合，用智慧引导从而更好理解外部世界，通过观察体悟以及在外部世界中实践，反哺于自己的内心的智慧。学习有很多种方式，可以是通过读书，可以是通过观察体悟，可以是通过交谈。但只有伴随用心感受，思考，与自己产生链接的方式学习，才算得上是真正有意义和有效的学习。著名的政治学家本杰明·巴伯（Benjamin Barber）曾经说过一句非常经典的关于学习的话，今天我们就来分享下。 Quote from Benjamin BarberI don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and failures...l divide the world into the learners and non-learners. 翻译我不把世界分为弱者和强者，或成功和失败……我把世界分为学习者和非学习者。

In this episode, Matt and I sit down over some fine 90s music (and a PC Pils from Founders for the Big Pitcher!) to discuss an important article published after the end of the Cold War; Benjamin Barber’s “Jihad vs McWorld.” In it, Barber describes two futures – one marked by the violent forms of ethno-nationalism he terms jihad, and the other by the globalist consumerism of McWorld. The twist is that he argues neither of these futures is good for democracy. We debate the coherence of capitalism, war profiteering, the value of local democracy, and the merits of Terminator 2, Hackers, Jurassic Park, and Independence Day (the celebrations Matt mentions are here). Recommendations are: Dave – Mitchell, Carbon DemocracyMatt – Wright, The World and a Very Small Place in Africa

In this video released by Project Veritas Action, a top Democratic donor is caught on camera disparaging members of the African American community at a fundraiser for North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Ross. In the video, prominent Ross donor Benjamin Barber expresses his opinion about blacks who vote Republican by comparing them to Nazis. â??Have you heard of the Sonderkommandos? Jewish guards who helped murder Jews in the camps. So there were even Jews that were helping the Nazis murder Jews! So blacks who are helping the other side are seriously fucked in the head. Theyâ??re only helping the enemy who will destroy them. Maybe they think â??if I help them weâ??ll get along okay; somehow Iâ??ll save my race by working with the murderers,â??â?? said Barber at a fundraiser for Ross on the Upper West Side of New York City on September 19, 2016.

This week's episode features a conversation with Dr. Keisha McKenzie, aka @mackenzian on Twitter. She shares her story of growing up in the UK, attending school in Jamaica, as well as her time living in the US, all while engaging her Adventist faith and finding communities that helped her continue to ask the questions she wanted to ask. It’s a great conversation that covers a lot of ground across politics, religion, and sexuality—what she refers to as “the three taboos” on her website. Follow Dr. McKenzie on Twitter @mackenzian and visit her site at mackenzian.com. Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/exvangelical. Follow me on Twitter @brchastain. Follow the show on Facebook at facebook.com/exvangelicalpod. Follow the show on Twitter and Instagram @exvangelicalpod. Show Notes: The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone: http://amzn.to/2e5spjr Strong Democracy by Benjamin Barber: http://amzn.to/2fwSRax The Roots of Our Ecological Crisis by Lynn White: http://www.uvm.edu/~gflomenh/ENV-NGO-PA395/articles/Lynn-White.pdf Enough Room at the Table Film: http://www.enoughroomfilm.com/

In this episode Joda and I dive into the heart of their policy recommendations for education finance in Hamilton County. The conversation primarily revolves around Student-Based Budgeting, an approach to education finance that shifts the focus away from programs and onto students. We also explore the need to empower principals and the importance of communication in building trust between institutions and the people they serve. Connect with Metro Ideas Project at http://metroideas.org/ References in the Podcast: Op-Ed for the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Principals written by Joda Thongnopnua: http://bit.ly/2bdnZZG Joda and I talk about the growing influence of Mayors. If you are unfamiliar with that discussion check out this TED Talk from Benjamin Barber: http://bit.ly/2beP91N Citizen's Guide to the Budget (HCDE): http://bit.ly/2aZP6Ui

On this week's podcast, we're joined by arguably the biggest political theorist writing about cities today. In 2013, Benjamin Barber published If Mayors Ruled the World, a book in which he argued that nation states are increasingly powerless to deal with the challenges of the 21st century (climate change, migration, terrorism, and so forth). Instead, Barber suggests we should be looking to cities as the building blocks of the global government of the future. I was lucky enough to grab a few minutes with Barber after an event organised by the Centre for Cities last week. He told me more about his theories, and how he's putting them into practice by creating the Global Parliament of Mayors, which will hold its first meeting this September. But, with apologies to the 60 per cent of our readers who aren't based in these islands, but there's really only one topic any of us can focus on right now: the gradual collapse of our government, opposition, economy, global status, and very possibly the United Kingdom... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's podcast, we're talking about why cities can save the world – and how they can ruin your life. In 2013, the American political theorist Benjamin Barber wrote a book arguing that mayors should rule the world, because they're better placed to solve the world's problems than national government. So why, we ask, does the job seem to attract flamboyant characters like London's Boris Johnson and Toronto's Rob Ford? We also discuss the way that, by both accident and design, cities can crush communities as well as create them. Barbara talks to anthropologist Diana Wall, who has been campaigning for a memorial to Seneca Village, the African American community destroyed in the 1850s to make way for Central Park. And I talk to Michael Bird, our occasional Bucharest correspondent, about a nightclub fire that brought down the Romanian government – and about how the city lives under the constant threat of an earthquake. Skylines is the podcast from CityMetric, the New Statesman cities site. It's... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this edition of the Bedrosian Book Club Podcast, Raphael Bostic, William G. Resh, and Ronald O. Loveridge discuss political theorist Benjamin Barber's book If Mayors Ruled the World. The book outlines Barber's hypothesis that cities are in better position to solve some global problems. Can cities provide the leadership that nations states used to by mobilizing local civic action and the sharing of best practices between cities? Sponsored by the USC Bedrosian Center http://bedrosian.usc.edu/  Recorded at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy http://priceschool.usc.edu 

American Political Theorist and Author Benjamin Barber joins us this episode to talk about his recent book, “If Mayors Ruled the World.” About Benjamin Barber: Benjamin R. Barber is a Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, the President and Founder... The post EP 52 – Benjamin Barber author of “If Majors Ruled the World” appeared first on Greed for Ilm.

Cities are home to more than half of the world's population, and are the primary incubators of the cultural, social and political innovations that shape our planet. Benjamin Barber, author of the upcoming book If Mayors Ruled the World, proposes that cities represent a new paradigm of global governance - that democracy began in cities and works best in cities, and that networked cities working across borders can and already do solve global problems of climate change, immigration, security and transportation. Barber is author of Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age and Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World. He is Senior Research Scholar at the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Following Mr. Barber's presentation he is joined on stage by New Haven Mayor John DeStefano, Jr.

Political theorist Benjamin Barber wants mayors to rule the world; Hopes for Pope Benedict XVI's succession; Winning designs of New York City's smallest-est apartments.

Democracy began in cities and works best in cities.  Mayors are the most pragmatic and effective of all political leaders because they have to get things done.   “The paramount aims of city-dwellers,” says Barber, “concern collecting garbage and collecting art rather than collecting votes or collecting foreign allies, the supply of water rather than the supply of arms, promoting cooperation rather than promoting exceptionalism, fostering education and culture rather than fostering national defense and patriotism.“ Most of humanity now lives in cities, and cities worldwide connect with each other more readily than any other political entity.  By expanding on that capability, Barber suggests, “Cities can make themselves global guarantors of social justice and equality against the depredations of fractious states. And they can become, as the polis once was, new incubators of democracy, this time in a global form.“ A much-honored political theorist, Barber is author of Strong Democracy: Participatory Politics for a New Age and of Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World.

Benjamin Barber's books include "Strong Democracy", "Jihad vs. McWorld" and "Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole". Speaking at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Barber explains how the ideal of people as citizens has been undermined by the drive to turn us all into consumers. The title of his talk is, "Consumerism, Globalization and the End of Sovereignty".

Bill Moyers sits down with author and professor Benjamin Barber to discuss how he believes capitalism threatens American democracy.

In the midst of the holiday spending and consumption frenzy, Bill Moyers interviews author Benjamin Barber about how capitalism isn't living up to its potential to serve society. "Capitalism is no longer manufacturing goods to meet real needs and human wants," says Barber. "It's manufacturing needs to sell us all the goods it's got to produce." Barber is the author of 17 books including international best-seller Jihad vs. McWorld and Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. Also on the program: is it time to rewrite the Constitution? Moyers gets perspective from the University of Texas law School's Sanford levinson, author of Our Undemocratic Constitution: Where the Constitution Goes Wrong (and How We the People Can Correct It). And an update on changes to media regulations voted on this week by the FCC.

Benjamin Barber discusses his new book Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole. A sequel to Barber's best-selling Jihad vs. McWorld, Consumed offers a portrait of how adult consumers are infantilized in a global economy that overproduces goods and targets children as consumers in a market where there are never enough shoppers. Driven by a frantic imperative to sell, consumer capitalism specializes today in the manufacture not of goods but of needs. This culmination of Barber's lifelong study of and capitalism shows how the infantilist ethos deprives society of responsible citizens and displaces public goods with private commodities. Traditional liberal democratic society is colonized by an all-pervasive market imperative. Public space is privatized. Identity is branded. Our world, homogenized. Barber confronts the likely consequences for our children, our liberty, and our citizenship, and shows finally how citizens can resist and transcend the civic schizophrenia with which consumerism has infected them. Barber is the Gershon and Carol Kekst Professor of Civil Society and Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos, and Director, CivWorld.