YNPN Salon and Sip Discussion Club

If you enjoy reading and discussing issues with fun interesting people, then the YNPN Discussion Club is for you.  Each quarterly discussion club meeting will focus on a topic relevant to the mission of YNPN Phoenix based on a highlighted book.  Unlike a traditional book club we are going beyond our highlighted book and getting more in depth with weekly articles, blogs, video postings and highlighting nonprofits that work on the topic. So if you can’t read the book that’s okay.  So get the current book, check out our Friday article posting via Facebook and the website and see you at the next meeting for some lively discussion in a fun environment.

Current Discussion/Book

Building a sustainable Phoenix guided by the book Bird of Fire by Andrew Ross, March 13th 6pm at SunUp Brewery.

Related Articles and media

• Growth, Land use, Architecture
• KJZZ series :Beyond Sprawl  
• AZ Republic Article By Grady Gammage in response to Bird on Fire
• Article about building usage
• AZ Republic Article about create use of space (really cool)
• AZ Rep Article about housing project in downtown
• Downtown Phoenix Journal article about potential use for empty lots
• Downtown Phx Journal article about the recent transformation of downtown
• Water and Energy
• AZ Republic opinion Article by Karen Smith former deputy director at ADWR about Water and how it relates to our economic future
• AZ Rebulic article about the issue of water usage in solar power
• Phx Business Journal article about the state legislative bill aimed at including the legislature in the approval of energy policy.
• Transportation
• AZ Rep Article on public transportation usage
• Phx Biz Journal article (opinion) on a vision for the future of valley transportation
• Education
• Phx Business Journal Article about a Proposition to extend the 1 cent sale tax for education

Highlighted Nonprofits

• Local First  : Nonprofit that advocates for and provides education about the need for local business.
• Keep Phoenix Beautiful : Nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and protection of our environment.
• Roosevelt Row : Community Organization of Artist, business owners and community members dedicated to building community in the Roosevelt District.
• The Welcome to America Project: Local Nonprofit dedicated to helping refugees become connected to our community through the provision of resources and education.
• Places, Spaces and Faces Community Dinner : Community organization that aims to bring people together and highlight unique space within Phoenix over dinner.

Previous Books

Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks

Uncharitable: By Dan Pollotta

Three Cups of Tea  & Stones Into Schools by Greg Mortenson

Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High Impact Nonprofits