The World Café Harvest Fund Drive
Thank you so much!
Since 1995, the World Café has been transforming lives, communities, and organizations. We estimate that more than a million people around the world have used the process to engage in conversations about questions that matter.
On October 13th we launched our first ever fund drive, with the goal of raising $25,000 in three short weeks. Our extended community responded and we made it!
Read what those who've given have to say about why they made their contribution to the World Café Community Foundation.
This has been such an incredible experience - watching the thermometer rise each day with the tangible warmth of your love and support! We have been able to end this first-ever World Café Fund Drive by actually EXCEEDING our $25,000 goal and seeding the future with ongoing subscriptions! There are no words to thank you properly for coming to our aid in this time of need, but we humbly thank you, all, and a special thanks to those who came in on the last few days so very generously.
- Maja Ramsey
- Michael Jones
- Sheryl Erickson
- Institute Elos, Brasil
- Craig & Patricia Neal, Heartland Circle
- Beatriz Redko
- Bob Stilger
- Philip Reitz
- Augustine Veliath
- Joseph Loewy
- Lisa Heft
- Lenny Lind & the team at CoVision
- Chris Abbey
- Robin Higa
- Mark Simon
- Paula Pociecha
- Sandy McGivern
- Jeanne Supin
- Shilpa M Jain
- Barbara GreenStuder
- Julie Caldwell
- Martin Fischer
- Sara Bronson
- (Sabine) Bredemeyer & Friends
- Tal Yifat
- Dominik Werner
- Maren Bingham
- Roberta Faulhaber
- Eulyses Jones
- Toke Paludan Moeller
- Anna Doroshaw
- Sofia Bustamante
- Arturo Uscategui
- Marcela Urteaga
- Stefan Cantore
- Roger Doebke
- Cheryl Lyon
- Dr. Michael Picucci
- Neil Jackson
- Edith Meissner
- James Myracle
- Nóra Hegyi
- Sustainable Aging LLP
On Nov 3rd with only one day to go, we are sailing in to make our goal with contributions coming in from all over our amazing international community! We now have a total of $20,778! Thank you all so very much!
- Craig Fleck
- Jose Zamarron
- Walter Fisher
- Fukasawa Mami
- Agota Ruzsa
- Deborah Frieze
- Charlotte Denny
- Anne Adams
- Henry Izumizaki
- Andrea Dyer
- Teresa Posakony
- Art of Hosting Brasil
- Adele Condreay
- Rowan Simonsen
- Amy Lenzo
- All Dimensions; Myriam Mathys
- Alan Stewart
- Ashley Cooper
- John B Roy
- Ingi Hans Jonsson
- Jerald Brown
- Linda Sweeney
- Judith Enright
- Benoit Hurel
Your incredible generosity is bringing a strong finish to the last week of our Harvest Fund Drive, with a current total of $17,968.00! Thank you so much!
- Bo Gyllenpalm
- Mary Porter
- Emmett Miller
- Ana Cristina Maldonado
- Ken Takayanagi
- Rosangela Medeirosr
- Jennifer Duke
- David Isaacs
Thank you to contributors from the past two days whose generosity brings us to a total of $11,645!
- Donna Horn
- Christopher Smerald
- Meryem Le Saget
- Daisuke Kawaguchi
The last week of the Fund Drive continues in force with today's contributions bringing us to a total of $11,115. Thank you!
- Anne Dosher
- Joseph Donofrio
- Cecilia Soriano
- Melissa Awbrey
- Donald Proffit
- Ronita Johnson
- Vicente Rul·lan
Wow! What a heart-warming response to the beginning of the 3rd week! We are now at $10,750!! Our deep gratitude to each of you for your generosity.
- Elaine and Tom Johnson
- Catherine Grundy
- Masakatsu Ninomiya
- Christine Kreminski
- Mariah Howar
- Mildred R Cowan
- Yvonne Treen
- Mary Stall
- Sharon Schachter
- Andre J Lalonde
- Myron Rogers
- Elizabeth Jetton
- Thomas Klug
- Donatella Pastorino
- Linda Pedelty
- Samantha Tan
- Anne Garvey
- Denise Peng
- Lorraine Rytz-Thériault
- Vanessa Reid
- David Gurteen
- Axel Flinker
The last few days of donations bring us to the beginning of the third week of our Harvest Fund Drive, with a total of $8,045. Thank you so much to those who've contributed the last few days to enable us to reach this point!
- Tsung-mao Chung
- Carlos Mota Margain
- Heather Cummings
- Stephen Roberts
- Christianne Gell
- Jeannette S. Harrison
- JGM van Zanten
- Victor Leon Ades
Thanks to contributions from you, dear friends, Days Ten and Eleven have brought us ever closer to our goal with a current total of $7050!
- Maja Tampe
- Véronica Vivanco
- Hanno Langfelder
- Lorenza Pakula
- George Kemnitz
- Tatiana Glad
- Ursel Biester
- Pierre Goirand
Our sincere thanks to all who contributed to Day Nine, bringing us to $6720
- Judy Voruz
- Diane Cline
- Alan Briskin
- Axel Flinker
- Susan Stewart
- Ole Ovist-Sorensen
- Carl Macdonald
- Peter Frampton
- Wendi Hill
Wow! What a fabulous response to Juanita's personal letter. Thank you so much for your presence and support at this crucial time, and special thank you for these donations, starting off Week Two of the World Café Harvest Fund Drive with a total of $6263!
- Claudia Miller
- Sherry Miller
- Shiowjiuan Cheng
- Marilda Moraes
- Perviz Randeria
- Elizabeth Plevney
- Merton Chinen
- Dorothy Reilly
- Steven Byers
- Beth Kanter
- Jean Tennyson
- Danny Gal
- Emi Tanaka
- Susanne Luithlen
Thank you to our generous friends for contributing to our Day Six total of $4523!
- Dick Hulverscheidt
- Bonnie Jo Radasch
- Thomas Hurley
- Tom Swigart
- Peggy Holman
- Serge Loode
Day Five Continues with generous contributions from around the world. The total raised is now $4203!
- Tom Genevese
- Martin Siesta
- Kazuaki Katori
Day Four brought us to $3828.00! Thank you so much to each one of you who are contributing to the success of this first ever World Cafe Fund Drive.
- Valerie Abl
- Nancy White
- 角田 知行
At the close of Day Three, October 15th brings us to a total of $3733.00! Thank you to all who contributed!
- Facilitators Network in Singapore
- Tzipi Vivien
- Nancy Margulies
- Kathleen Gilligan
Thank you for those who contributed to our Harvest Fund Drive on October 14th, Day Two! We are now at a total of $2690.00!
- George Ferrando
- Frank McGinniss
A huge thank you to the donors who contributed on Day One of our World Café Harvest Fund Drive, totalling $2440!
- Ilona Christl
- Eduardo Alfonso
- Melanie Light
- Rob and Laurie Benn
- Laura Weisel
- Erin Dunford
- Mary Fentress
- Sara Armstrong
- Robert Devlin
- Nancy Mathias
- Christine Whitney Sanchez
- Learning for Change
- Bruce Larson
- Robin Collins
- Tenneson Woolf
- Mirimba Giam
- Deborah Gilburg
- Lesley at Evaluation Services
- Juanita Brown
- ideas@play by Naive Experts
- Janice Critchlow
- Ian Moore
- Jasminka Sabol
- Benjamin Degenhart
The World Café Community Foundation, like every other 501c3 non-profit, needs ongoing financial contributions to survive. These contributions come from you - members of the world-wide community of people who are using the World Café in your work and receiving financial benefit from it, and those who experience and receive value from World Café events, the community of practice, and our repository of resources.
Please help us do our work by continuing to do your part - large or small. Your US tax-deductable financial gifts will help to ensure that the World Café Community Foundation continues its vital work as the hub of the World Café.
If you would prefer to contribute with a check, or subscribe to make convenient automatic monthly or annual payments (you can use the above link to pay with a credit card, too, whether or not you have a PayPal account), or if you just want more information about contributing to the World Café Community Foundation, see our contributions page.
Again, THANK YOU!!
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