This week we honor the anniversary of the passing of Barbara Deal one year ago. Barbara was a SIA Board Member and also a member of the...

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! Every morning I write five things I’m grateful for on a post-it note and stick to the...

Guest post by Michael Hegeman Getting to travel to East Africa to meet with Spirit in Action partners gave me the opportunity to...

When the Spirit in Action Board members meeting last weekend, we had two very important additions to our team. Every other year, we...

*Today’s post is a reflection from SIA Team Members and Advisory Board Members, Michael Hegeman and Dana Belmonte, who traveled with me...

Our last night in Manyamula Village, Malawi, the SIA team met with the Manyamula COMSIP cooperative management team to celebrate13 years...

Has it really been ten years?? When I embarked on this journey as Spirit in Action Executive Administrator in September 2007, I had no...

Last week, I had the great pleasure of sending out the congratulations letters to the groups that received SIA grants at our last board...

The Spirit in Action Board of Directors met over the weekend to approve new grants, receive reports and review our program, and also pray...

The excerpts below are from my presentation to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Point Richmond in November. Being...

1. For each of our Small Business Fund Coordinators, who volunteer their time to implement the program in their community and help...

I apologize that the music videos didn’t show up in the email last week. If you want to watch them, click here! “I believe that the whole...

This Sunday, January 31st, is Inspire Your Heart With Art Day! It’s a day to appreciate the beauty and creativity around us all the time....

Thanksgiving is a good kick-off to the giving season. Each year it’s a time when co-workers, the church, the media, and families start...

For this Thanksgiving week, I am reposting this piece about gratitude that I wrote in February, 2014: “I believe that the whole world...

This Saturday is Make a Difference Day in the U.S. You are encouraged to lend a hand, to improve someone else’s life, to build a positive...

First, I’m grateful for our amazing volunteers. People like Carmen Hernandez who share their skills with SIA. Carmen put together this...

In the beginning of December, the Board approved four new Community Grants and I received four very enthusiastic and grateful responses...

Tanya shows off a basket and hat woven by one of the Small Business Fund groups. I’m grateful for the generosity of our grant partners!...

As you may have heard or seen, the SIA website was hacked yesterday. I got a dreaded email from Google warning me that the site would...