{"id":512,"date":"2011-10-16T08:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-16T12:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theworldcafe.com\/message-from-david-isaacs"},"modified":"2015-07-31T18:24:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T18:24:05","slug":"message-from-david-isaacs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldcafe.com\/message-from-david-isaacs\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from David Isaacs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we move into day four of our first ever formal fundraising event, the Harvest Fund Drive<\/strong>, here’s a message from David Isaacs, co-founder of the World Caf\u00e9:<\/p>\n

Some Members of the World Caf\u00e9 Community of Learning and Practiced have asked: “If the World Cafe is a “gift”, why is the Foundation requesting financial contributions?”\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

My answer to that sincere question is:\u00a0 “Because allowing the “gift” to continue to be shared broadly through the World Cafe online community and through the website <\/em>allowing people on all 7 continents to freely use the process and the principles to generate collective learning and wisdom is interdependent with members appreciating the <\/em>value of the work and resourcing it with financial as well as energetic currencies.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

David continues:<\/em><\/p>\n

In a recent trip to South Africa, I learned about Ubuntu, an African cultural contribution to humanity’s remembrance of the essential nature we share with all forms of life, the essence of<\/em> acting creatively in community. It is expressed simply as: I AM, BECAUSE WE ARE!\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

The World Cafe, the world “as cafe”\u00a0 as energized and resourced by The World Cafe Community Foundation is committed to that remembrance!<\/em><\/p>\n

That is why Juanita and I continue to financially support the work.\u00a0 We hope that you too feel called to contribute to TWCCF’s continuing capacity to pay forward the gift of the World Caf\u00e9.<\/em><\/p>\n

With respect,<\/em><\/p>\n

David<\/em><\/p>\n

Our immediate goal is to raise $25,000.00 by November 4, 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thank you to all of you who have already joined us in making this Harvest Fund Drive a great success<\/a>. Please make your<\/em> valuable contribution to the World Caf\u00e9 Community Foundation now.<\/p>\n

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You’ll be helping to catalyze the most critical conversations of our time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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