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'Entering the Mystery' by Maggie Kaplan
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- Another 'Power of the Pause' by Maria Shriver
Maria Shriver's recent remarks at the USC Annenberg School Commen... - On Farming and Filmmaking - Harvesting the Yield of a Film
The process of bringing The Orga... - Partners "Post Pause" - New Blogposts From Past ITP Grant Partners
By Maggie Kaplan -
Conv... - Building on "Collateral Delights" - by Gabriela Denise Frank, CityLab7 (2009)
This is too much fun, I worried...
By Maggie Kaplan -
Conversing with a former
2009-2011 ITP Grant Partner (GP) recently, she told me how the Pause's power -- even
more than a year "post pause" -- percolated through many aspects of her life. It got me wondering how the "post pause" has
impacted others….
So, we are initiating new, more personal blogposts from former GPs with reflections upon their lives and the Pause's impact. They may take the form of a blog, photo essay, drawings, short film, or even an interview between GPs—audio, written or otherwise. Given the creativity of our GPs, there are many possibilities!
To read the inaugural post by Gabriela Denise Frank, one of the CityLab7, who received their initial ITP
grant in 2009, and future Partners "Post Pause" submissions, please look for this 'pause heart' icon.
This is too much fun, I worried on the second night of The Pause.
Intro from Hidden City Diaries - Essays from Life by Gabriela Denise Frank. A few weeks ago, I spoke with Maggie Kaplan, founder of Invoking the Pause, the environmental small grants program that funded my CityLab7 partners and I in the ideation and development of our urban mushroom farm.
It's been a year since our installation closed, marking the end of a long-term project fed by buckets of sweat equity and three grants. » Read More
Invoking the Pause recently had the chance to talk with 2012 ITP Grant Partner and "Seeding Possibilities" grant recipient, Trathen Heckman. Trathen is the founder and Executive Director of Daily Acts, the Board President of Transition U.S., and a backyard farmer. To register for Daily Acts 350 Home & Garden Challenge please click here.» Read More
By Maggie Kaplan -What
a delightful afternoon I spent at Presidio Graduate School (PGS) the other day -- being honored for
supporting graduate student scholarships at a heartwarming luncheon at the PGS Headquarters in San
Francisco's Presidio. Knowing of the high level of student debt
these days and wanting to help entice students to select PGS' innovative
MBA/MPA and Dual Degree programs
bridging the gap between commerce and the common good, I agreed to fund student
scholarships over a 3 year period. » Read More
This Spring, as the trees grow blossoms that will soon bear new fruit, we are happy to share news of the collaborations blooming in our Invoking the Pause community. We selected from this year's dynamic candidates three Grant Partners who will receive funding to "invoke a pause" in 2013.
- A Creative Pause to Build a Narrative Strategy: Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
- HighWaterLine: Eve Mosher, Heidi Quante and other collaborators
- Memorial for Winters Past: Isaac
Kestenbaum and Josie Holtzman