SSDN‘s Green Minds

Green Minds Ep. 26: What is the benefit to joining SSDN for non-members?

In this episode, Dr. Shaleen Miller with Winston Salem and I tackle what we love about SSDN member and talk with Rebecca Coplin, Beautification Project Manager for the City of High Point NC, who is considering SSDN membership.  We talk about the traditional and non-traditional benefits of SSDN, gush about our relationship building and connections, talk about grant support, and more.  If you are not a member of SSDN, consider listening to all the benefits and let's sing you up :).  For those of us who are members or know someone who isn't sure about membership, may not have a sustainability position, etc., please share this one wide as we celebrate this great organization.  

As always, please send topic ideas to robyn.byers@charlottenc.gov.  Have a great one! 

Green Minds Ep. 25: Communicating Technical Information

This episode is a longer one - I just couldn't cut it down any more than just shy of an hour.  Settle in and get ready for a packed episode where co-host Jessica Reid (Sustainability Analyst, City of Raleigh, NC and author of Planet Now) and I chat with Anthony Flaccavento (Rural Urban Bridge Initiative - RUBI) on how we can better communicate about sustainability.  Enjoy this candid episode full of tips!

As always, please send topic ideas to robyn.byers@charlottenc.gov.  Have a great one! 

Rural Urban Bridge Initiative

Green Minds Ep. 24 Laughable Moments (In and Out of the Office)

This episode is a dose of laughter straight from our members.  Welcome special co-host for this episode, Dr. Shaleen Miller, and I as we talk about funny moments we've had, and invite two members to share their funniest moments.  Takeaways from this episode, check what other groups have the acronym you're hoping to use before you confirm committee names, search for context clues when talking to someone you don't recognize, Always have a re-usable cup and/or bag on you just in case, and have lemons on hand if you tangle with worms.   

Enjoy!

As always, please send topic ideas to robyn.byers@charlottenc.gov.  Have a great one! 

Green Minds Ep. 23: A Spy Revealed + What's Coming Up

This episode is a short primer for the fall season of the SSDN Green Minds podcast.  We start with host Robyn Byers sharing a quick recap from the SSDN Annual Conference, held in Charlotte last May.  We even reveal who was "A Spy" for the Charlotte trivia game ;).  There's a short review of what's coming up for the fall episodes and we close out with quotes from you, our network, captured from the conference of your favorite bits.  

Enjoy jumping back in this fall and we can't wait to continue sharing.  

Email any topic ideas to robyn.byers@charlottenc.gov.  

Thank you!  

 

Related Links: 

Innovation Barn: https://www.envisioncharlotte.com/innovation-barn/

Green Minds Ep 22: Cities, Trees, and Urban Heat - Oh My!

Join us for this half hour dedicated to trees and urban heat in an urban setting.  We are joined by Dr. Vivek Shandas with Portland State University, Victoria Aguilar - Asst. City Arborist for the City of Charlotte, and Erin Oliverio - Division Manager with the City of Charlotte's Landscape Management team.  

Thank you!

Related Links:

Charlotte's Renew Brew

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The Danger of a Single Story

Green Minds Ep. 21: What Gives You Hope?

In this short episode, we share the responses we received from SSDN members on what gives them hope to continue working in sustainability. Through our philosophical musings, we come to suggest a "word of the year" for 2024. 

Green Minds Ep. 20: SSDN’s IRA Assistance Programs

Is your organization struggling to access federal funding? Michael Dexter and Nick Deffley with the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network present the Inflation Reduction Act and the assistance services provided by the Local Infrastructure Hub. 

 

Links mentioned in this episode

SSDN's Grant Opportunity Database: https://www.southeastsdn.org/programs/ssdns-federal-programs/southeast-sustainable-recovery-center-ssrc/

SSDN's Local Infrastructure Hub: https://www.southeastsdn.org/programs/ssdns-federal-programs/local-infrastructure-hub-cohorts/ 

LIH Factsheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Wqpwul1xK-7Uo9LI1KYQbCdiRR-wY9H-/view?usp=sharing 

Green Minds Ep. 19: Richmond’s Climate Equity Action Plan

SSDN's Green Minds rebooted! We welcome a new co-host, Dr. Robyn Byers (Sustainability and Resilience Manager, Charlotte, NC), and we are slightly changing the format of the podcast to be more engaging.

In this conversation, we speak with Laura Thomas, Director of the Office of Sustainability for Richmond, VA, about the recently adopted Climate Equity Action Plan 2030.

Also mentioned in this episode: Charlotte's Strategic Energy Action Plan

Green Minds Ep. 18: Kendeda Fund Part 3 of 3 on Regenerative Design

The third and last episode of this special series on regenerative design includes three interviews featuring The Sustainability Institute (Charleston, SC), Green Spaces (Chattanooga, TN), and our very own Southeast Sustainability Directors Network. 

 

These organizations are supported by the Kendeda Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation that invests in transformative leadership and ideas, and creating a more just and equitable world. Learn more about their work at kendedafund.org.

Green Minds Ep. 17: Kendeda Fund Part 2 of 3 on Regenerative Design

This is the second episode of three-part series focusing on pioneer practitioners in regenerative design. Co-hosts Catherine Mercier-Baggett and Laurel Creech speak to different organizations across the southeast region about regenerative design. These organizations are supported by the Kendeda Fund, an Atlanta-based foundation that invests in transformative leadership and ideas, and creating a more just and equitable world. Learn more about their work at kendedafund.org.

Part two features the Southface Institute and the Greenbuilt Alliance.