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Archive for Foundation News – Page 10

A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2007–2012)

Continued from part I This is part II in a two-part blog post series looking back on ten plus years of making grants in support of Bowlbian attachment theory. Part II covers the years 2007–2012. See part I for the years 2002–2007. 2007–2008 Las Cumbres Learning Services ($800)—A 2007–2008 follow-up grant. Cañones Early Childhood Center […]

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A Trip Down Attachment Memory Lane (2002–2007)

I recently received an email from an attachment researcher of some note. This researcher was looking for funding for a fairly ambitious project that potentially would have a global presence. I responded to this researcher by saying that back in September of 2011 the board voted to move away from Bowlbian attachment theory as a […]

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US Banks: A Modern Frankenstein’s Monster Representing Both Problem and Solution

During the course of  a rather spirited email exchange on the topic of the current Occupy protests, a philanthropy colleague of mine simply and firmly stated: “US banks nuked our economy.” My colleague made this statement as a way of saying that this core truth was to a large extent animating the Occupy protests. (Witness […]

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Does Chronic Internet Use Mimic Insecure Attachment? Bowlby’s Theory Gives Us a Possible Answer (Part II)

Way back in my August 25th, 2011, post, I wrote the following: How do we make sense of the following trends: autistic, “nerd,” “database” or mechanical worldviews are on the rise, while at the same time holistic, systems-oriented or biological worldviews are on the decline we’re increasingly moving away  from knowledge and wisdom, and toward […]

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The “Bowlby Less Traveled” Journey Comes to an End

On September 20th, 2011, the FHL Foundation held its annual meeting for the 2011–2012 fiscal year (which ends July 31st of each year). After careful deliberation and consideration, the board and staff decided to de-emphasize its focus on Bowlbian attachment theory as a theory of social change. The reasons for this decision are complex and […]

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