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2026 // Q2 // Jan-Mar

• Jan 8-11: Council of Christian Ethics Conference 2026, Washington, D.C. We’ve created connections with formal and informal interested parties, locally and internationally, and we were able to present the project at 18 of their events.
• Completed mini-website, including a library of an initial set of about 200 snippets of experiences from interviewees, a presentation of the directors, staff and the advisory board, milestones, institutions that have invited us to come share about our project, a space for networking with feedback and reciprocal connections.
• Hired three more interns, making a total of 7
• Completed video interviews for the Project with Sasha Ongtengco and Emery Koenig
• Over 300 drafts of clips farmed from interviews
• Andy was one of four scholars invited to the Sundance Film Festival by the Windrider Institute Fellowship Program.
• Displayed booth at Baylor University
• Gave talk at Dallas Theological Seminary
• Presented EoC Project at 2 different Creighton classes
• Scheduled upcoming events:
  • April 1: Western Business Management Conference Presentation on "Business Doesn't Need to Be a Soul-Sucking Endeavor: EoC can Help!"
  • April 7: Association of Private Enterprise Education Presentation on "An Economy of Communion Approach to Business: Harnessing Private Enterprise to Help the Poor"
  • April 29-30: "Entrepreneurship Towards and Economy of Giving" at 2026 Management and Social Justice Conference at the New School, NYC
  • May 19-21:  Interview with EoC Entrepreneur Claude Blanc at Creighton
• Developed resources and courses for a beta build platform on Skool.com to enhance communication and community engagement
• Put together press release with press kit in preparation for launch of social media campaign soon

2025 // Q1 // Sept-Dec

• Interviewed and hired staff, providing University onboarding and training
• Created a Board of Advisors
• Conducted over 100 hours of video interviews
• Edited interview transcripts in view of publishing our first book and creating classroom case studies
• Website buildout: economyofcommunion.org. September 2025: An initial Intro Video, explaining project goals, with the possibility to sign up to follow the project.
• Interviewed by Focolare Media
• Begun to select and contact writers for Curriculum Essays designed to introduce the EoC
• Worked on enhancing an online video-based course: An Intro to the Economy of Communion
• Attended conferences about business and ethics and visited campuses:
  • Sept 12: The Humanities Forum, Providence, RI
  • Sept 12: Providence College, RI
  • Oct 9-11:Christian Business Faculty Association Conference, Lee University,TN
  • Nov 28-30: Economy of Francesco Meeting, Castelgandolfo, Italy