Listen hard enough, and you can probably hear it: vacuums whooshing, glass squeaking, brooms sweeping, mops splashing. Spring has sprung, so spring cleaning has begun. Every year, like clockwork, temperatures rise, flowers bloom, and Americans across the country commence the seasonal ritual of organizing, discarding, and deep cleaning. It’s an unspoken, unofficial… Read more »
Name: Erica Shein Hometown: NYC Sponsor Organization: 92nd Street Y (92Y) Circle Start Date: March 2017 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle? I am a retired entertainment lawyer. I currently teach classes in French and political science, as well as lead book groups, at the 92nd Street… Read more »
Our third Circle Host Forum featured Ben Franklin Circles Consultant, Jasmine Nielsen, who has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. She runs the Circle Host Facebook group and manages the Circle Host Profiles that we feature on our blog. 1. Set group norms: when you’re first starting out and setting the ground rules for… Read more »
Name: Kwinlyn Tyler Hometown: Toledo, OH Sponsor Organization: United Citizen Power Circle Start Date: October 23, 2017 1. What attracted you to Ben Franklin Circles? As a grassroots community organizer, I interact with many different communities in the city of Toledo, Ohio and in Lucas County generally. I was looking for new ways… Read more »
My Ben Franklin Circle in Weaverville, NC has been meeting since November 2017. Since I have been facilitating groups of various kinds since 1989, stepping into the role of facilitator for this group was easy for me. We met for the first four months with me asking most of the questions, reading the quotes and… Read more »