Ben Franklin Circles are small groups of people coming together to discuss civic virtues as a lens into self-improvement and community betterment. Ben Franklin left us a list which is a great place to start. But what happens if your group wants to move beyond Franklin’s 13? We invited our Ben Circle Host community to… Read more »
After meeting for more than a year, your Ben Franklin Circle will have formed intimate bonds. Circles may choose to stop meeting regularly or continue to. Either way, it’s important to pause after the first 13 meetings and assess where you are as a group. Your 13th BFC meeting is a discussion on the… Read more »
For this Ben Franklin Circle Host Forum, we interviewed BFC Host, Ryan Cooke to discuss the virtues and making commitments. For review, the basic structure of a Ben Franklin Circle meeting is as follows: Welcome/ review group guidelines Discuss virtue Make commitments Virtues are aspirational and are not easily defined. We may never… Read more »
Name: Nanette Alvey Hometown: Gaithersburg, MD Circle Start Date: November 11, 2018 What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle? I’m an independent consultant working with the US government and nonprofits to build management and leadership skills within their teams and build better systems in their organizations. In my free… Read more »
Sharing Airtime – Tips for Good Ben Franklin Circles Conversations For our latest Host webinar, we spoke Circle Hosts, Victoria Fann of Weaverville, North Carolina and Danyel Addes of Englewood New Jersey. At the time of this recording Victoria’s group was eleven months in and Dayel’s group had just launched. Our… Read more »
Name: Perry Waag Hometown: Jacksonville, FL Circle Start Date: June, 2018 Organization: Unite America What do you do when you’re not running a Ben Franklin Circle? I have been a stay at home dad since our daughter was born 10 years ago. I do a lot of volunteering, primarily with the local school… Read more »