Planning for Change: How We Help Organizational Leaders Strategize January 17, 2022 At the Lupton Center, we talk about the need for adaptive change quite a bit. At the same talk, we talk about strategy quite a bit. For organizational leaders, we understand how pursuing both of these can pose a paradox. How do you plan and simultaneously plan to... Monica Evans
Case Study: A Years-Long Journey with Main Street Marketplace November 18, 2021 The Lupton Center exists with one goal in mind: equipping others to do holistic, place-based development work. Today, we want to give you an in-depth look at how one Change-Maker radically transformed the nonprofit she was working. Alongside her team, she swapped out... Shawn Duncan
Leaders Lab Hits a Milestone! November 3, 2021 We are celebrating a milestone with our latest Leaders Lab cohort! Participants have just completed the SPIRE Assessment. Throughout the duration of the cohort, participants learn our Assess, Align, and Activate process. First, they Assess their current organizational... Monica Evans
Introducing Holland: Our Newest City Shapers! October 18, 2021 We have already launched 1 of our new City Shapers cohorts. Now, we’re getting ready to launch a cohort in another city, Holland, Michigan. Both of these new cohorts have been made possible by a $1 Million Thriving Congregations grant FCS received one year ago from... Monica Evans
Introducing Alton: One of 2 New City Shapers Cohorts October 12, 2021 We are thrilled to announce that we have 2 new City Shapers Cohorts starting this fall! Over the next couple of weeks, we will introduce these cities and the incredible people working to transform them. Today, we’re extending a warm welcome and shout-out to the... Monica Evans
Case Study: A 2-Day Client Event for Change September 20, 2021 The Lupton Center recently completed a 2-day event for a client who was ready to launch into a robust initiative focusing on place-based, deep-dive, holistic development. They started their journey with us through a virtual open house that included a mixture of our... Monica Evans
What Happens When a Community Stays Innovative August 18, 2021 We talk about how innovation undergirds all of our initiatives here at FCS. We stay innovative by doggedly pursuing a mission greater than the needs of our organization: the flourishing of South Atlanta. From experience, we know that by choosing a mission greater than... Shawn Duncan
We’re Welcoming 2 New Team Members! March 22, 2021 Join us in welcoming two new members of the Lupton Center team, Candice Kelly and Stacy Brungardt! These dynamic women bring the energy and skills the Lupton Center needs to keep expanding its capacity to equip changemakers. So far, 20 neighborhoods across the... Monica Evans
Our Favorite 4-Letter Word March 17, 2021 “If you could describe your neighborhood in one word, what would it be?” This was a question our team asked of a group of leaders who are using our Flourishing Neighborhood Index. Their neighborhood is one of a handful of unique and storied neighborhoods that make up... Monica Evans
A Faith Small Enough for the Neighborhood March 11, 2021 The spirituality of my young adulthood was fueled by an almost liturgical refrain, “God has great plans for your life.” This summons was intoxicating for me and my university peers. Our lives, our futures, our careers – which we felt we were on the cusp of... Monica Evans