* Impact

These are some of the causes, projects, and topics that Treehouse has helped to amplify.

2021

• Treehouse #70 – Impact presentation
  • Gregory Miller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmiller/) of the OSET Institute (https://osetfoundation.org/).
    
    The TrustTheVote Project Story from OSET Institute on Vimeo.
    
    VoteReady_2022_V2.mp4 from OSET Institute on Vimeo.
• Treehouse #69 – Impact presentations
  • Angela Haynes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharon-martens-285aa324/) of Household Goods (https://householdgoods.org/).
    
  • Rachelle Fender (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachellefender/) of the Unstoppable Foundation (https://unstoppablefoundation.org/).
    
• Treehouse #68 – Impact presentations
  • Angela Haynes (https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelamhaynes/) of The Carroll Center For The Blind (https://carroll.org/).
    
    
  • Miles Fidelman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfidelman/) of Civic.net.
• Treehouse #67 – Impact presentations
  • Margot Kimball (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-kimball-a27152149/) of Village Art Room (https://villageartroom.com).
    
  • Leonard Samborowski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonard-samborowski-924b639/) of Luke Leaders 1248 (https://www.lukeleaders1248.com/).
    
• Treehouse #65 – Impact presentations
  • Megan Hanson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-hanson-0b65097/) of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Association (RPLA) (https://rplassociation.org/).
  • Gioia De Cari (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gioiadecari/) of Truth Values Community (https://truthvaluescommunity.com).
    
• Treehouse #64 – Impact presentations
  • Mark Foley (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark4jhamtse/) of Jhamtse International (http://jhamtseinternational.org/).
    
  • Devin Cole (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdevincole/) of Neighborhood Villages (https://www.neighborhoodvillages.org/).
    
• Treehouse #63 – Impact presentations
  • Recovery coach Kate Duffy (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-duffy-a073561/) of Tipping Point Recovery (https://www.tippingpointrecovery.com/).
    
  • Impact investor Alex Holt (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ash1347/) of Limitless Ventures (https://limitlessventures.org/), whose investments include the music-based program Recovery Unplugged (https://www.recoveryunplugged.com/).
    
• Treehouse #62 – Group discussion: “Pandemic Anniversary” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic). On 2020-03-11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. On 2020-03-27, Congress passed the $2 trillion CARES Act to address the resultant recession. How do you think/remember about events before/after the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic/recession? Life changed forever after 9/11. And recently, COVID-19 was killing more people in the US per day than died on 9/11. Is 3/11 the new 9/11?
• Treehouse #61 – Group discussion: “The Day After Inauguration: Looking Back, Looking Forward” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden). How do we think about the last 4 years? How do we prepare for the next 4 years? What can givers do to help? Do you need anything?

2020

• Treehouse #60 – Group discussion: “Jobs = #OpenForWork + #WeAreHiring” (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=openforwork) (https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=wearehiring). The #1 ASK by Treehouse members is for a better/faster/stronger job. Many Treehouse members have growing companies and are hiring. Bringing together those looking for jobs with those helping/hiring.
• Treehouse #59 – Group discussion: “Election Recap: What Happened? What’s Next?” The day after the 2020 POTUS election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election) – and long before anything had been decided. Contemporaneous reactions from Treehouse members in multiple countries and states, including several swing states. A safe space to share opinions, reactions, thoughts.
• Treehouse #58 – Book discussion: “Love Your Enemies” by Arthur C. Brooks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Brooks) (https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062883755/). This book came out 365 days before the pandemic was declared (on 2020-03-11) and before the widespread Black Lives Matters (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter) protests (and counter-protests). Yet it still captures, clearly, what is wrong with America – and how to fix it.
  

2019

• Treehouse #43 – Group storytelling: “Love And Compassion,” inspired by the mission of Acton-based Jhamtse Gatsal (http://jhamtsegatsal.org/), in conjunction with Fugitive Productions (http://www.fugitiveproductions.com/previous-fugitive-stories-events).
• Treehouse #40 – Group discussion: “USA – Still the Land of Immigrants?” moderated by immigration attorney Monique Kornfeld (https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquekornfeld/). Discussing (apolitically) the advantages of immigration, the current legal framework for foreign nationals seeking to immigrate to the US, and how the policies of the current administration have eroded our commitment to immigrants. Plus what mere mortals can do to help! Again, not a political discussion, a humanitarian one.

2018

• Treehouse #1 – #20: Multiple book discussions: “Give & Take” by Adam Grant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Grant) (https://www.treehouse.red/1.html). Susan Dominus of The New York Times states that his book “incorporated scores of studies and personal case histories that suggest the benefits of an attitude of extreme giving at work.”

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