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This fall, Broetje Family Trust employees are reading Brian McClaren’s book “We Make the Road by Walking.” Chapter 4 is entitled “Plotting Goodness.” We believe that philanthropic organizations are founded to plot goodness and to finance love.

How much money do you have? How are you spending and investing it? An awkward silence often enters the room when either of these questions are asked. Money and what we do with it has been a long-defined, private affair. Here at the Trust, we are embarking on a new path.

Mrs. Romero invited Paul Martinez to come visit with her students. The students were so excited to have their first guest speaker. This was their opportunity to practice the listening and questioning skills they had been learning during their weekly Interpersonal Communications class.

For the last 12 weeks, Center for Sharing has partnered with Centro de Compartimiento in Mexico to offer a servant leadership course in Spanish to Broetje Family Trust employees. Mena Mendoza shares her experience here…

To address the complex issues of gender-based violence in Mexico, Amextra developed the project “Our voices put a stop to violence” in indigenous Tzeltal communities of Ocosingo, Chiapas, Mexico.

I serve as the new Communications Manager here at Broetje Family Trust, and I feel honored and blessed to be in a place where I can listen to an amazing community of people and speak on behalf of the collective work we do.

This month is National Suicide Prevention Month – a time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo, subject. Suicidal thoughts can affect anyone regardless of age, gender or background, and is of particular concern among youth and more isolated farming communities.

Esperanza is a word deeply engrained in every fiber of my being. For many immigrants esperanza, or “hope,” goes deeper than wishing for something to happen. It is a faith practice, trusting that situations will change for the better.

Pushpa joined an Intergenerational Learning Group (ILG) with other women in her community in Northeastern India. Women of all ages, social castes and religions came together to discuss the challenges facing their community, and to implement development plans.