As we move into day four of our first ever formal fundraising event, the Harvest Fund Drive, here’s a message from David Isaacs, co-founder of the World Café:

Some Members of the World Café Community of Learning and Practiced have asked: “If the World Cafe is a “gift”, why is the Foundation requesting financial contributions?” 

My answer to that sincere question is:  “Because allowing the “gift” to continue to be shared broadly through the World Cafe online community and through the website 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 value of the work and resourcing it with financial as well as energetic currencies.”

David continues:

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 acting creatively in community. It is expressed simply as: I AM, BECAUSE WE ARE! 

The World Cafe, the world “as cafe”  as energized and resourced by The World Cafe Community Foundation is committed to that remembrance!

That is why Juanita and I continue to financially support the work.  We hope that you too feel called to contribute to TWCCF’s continuing capacity to pay forward the gift of the World Café.

With respect,

David

Our immediate goal is to raise $25,000.00 by November 4, 2011.

Thank you to all of you who have already joined us in making this Harvest Fund Drive a great success. Please make your valuable contribution to the World Café Community Foundation now.

You’ll be helping to catalyze the most critical conversations of our time.