Category Archives: Marnita’s Table

Creating Welcoming Spaces Part One

Over the next few weeks as we lead up to our annual I Have a Dream Graduation Party I’m going to reflect on how I feel when I walk into most large charity events in the Twin Cities. I’m going … Continue reading

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Thinking About Diverse Networks

I’m getting ready to deliver a session on networking this week with the Twin Cities Human Resource Alliance (TCHRA) by putting together a list of readings that might be of interest to further expand and hone networking practices. We don’t … Continue reading

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The Importance of Social Capital

We’ve been talking for years about the critical importance of social capital — who you know, in other words — and today’s New York Times has yet another reminder. With unemployment lingering at distressingly high levels, many companies are increasingly … Continue reading

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Welcome Home, January 17th in St. Cloud Minnesota

In keeping with Marnita’s Table mission to make Intentional Social Interaction (“ISI” pronounced Izzy) the new pattern for society where people of color, the disenfranchised, the GLBT, the poor, the unheard and the fragile (the “other”) are automatically included and … Continue reading

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Please Join Us at Science Technology Art

Dear Friends of Marnita’s Table: As you know, Marnita’s Table breaks down barriers across differences. In this polarized time, our work has never been more important. We are proud of the measurable effectiveness of our model of Intentional Social Interaction. … Continue reading

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Start-Up! Intentional Social Interaction on Entrepreneurship

As promised, we’re posting the work product from the three working groups at Start-Up, held on May 10, 2012, at the home of Mimi & Dick Bitzan.  85 plus people, including a robust cross-section of the St. Cloud/Central Minnesota community, … Continue reading

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Marnita’s Table Outcomes

Maybe the greatest thing about the work of Marnita’s Table – in particular, our model of Intentional Social Interaction – is its effectiveness. While people sometimes let us know later on about a job obtained or grades improved or collaborative … Continue reading

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On Monday, March 19, I had the great pleasure of being a guest at Southwest High School to have a great conversation with Alex Cases’s 3 morning psychology classes about the many careers open to a person in the large … Continue reading

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Where the Money Goes

From time to time we get a question at Marnita’s Table about how the money that is donated to the Table is spent. We are a service organization, so a great portion of the money we raise goes to the … Continue reading

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EarthSeder! Environmental Reflection

There is an irony that I became aware of the issue of food waste as I write EarthSeder. This month, we’ve been busy writing, editing and shooting our 3rd book: EarthSeder. Our photographer Arun Sharma  has an incredible eye. As … Continue reading

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