2023 Food for Thought Fundraiser Raises $7,200 for Philosophy in the Community

Hosted by John & Victoria Cech on behalf of Carroll College, our technology & philosophy-themed 2023 Food for Thought Fundraiser was amazing.  And Mother Nature pulled out all the stops with superb weather from start to finish! View photos, a video recording of our opening theater performance, funds raised, shout-out’s to our hosts, sponsors, volunteers, and more here!

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Greater Helena Gives 2023 Donors Raise $3,550 for Philosophy in the Community!

Thank you to everyone who so generously donated to Merlin during Greater Helena Gives 2023. Because of you we were able to surpass our goal of $3k….raising $3,550 for our philosophy in the community programs!

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2023 Food for Thought Table Talk Leaders & Topics Announced

Our Food for Thought fundraiser is a limited capacity event with dinner and beverages, entertainment & thought-provoking table talks led by guest scholars. We have a great line-up with some amazing thinkers, each of whom offer a diverse range of perspectives. Learn more & see what they’ll be talking about here!

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Merlin Awarded $4,000 Grant from Humanities Montana for their 2023 Loss & Legacy Series

Woo-Hoo!!  We just received word that we’re being awarded a $4,000 grant from Humanities Montana for our 2023 Loss & Legacy Philosophy Symposia series. Learn more about the series & what grant funds will help support here!

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What Our 2022 Humanities Montana Grant Helped to Support

Our organization was awarded a $3,750 grant for our 2022 symposia series by Humanities MT and the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Funding from this grant, helped to support five unique community events (a 2-part series in Spring & a 3-part series in Fall), each of which invited discussion and question about the complex terrain of “being human together.” See how funds were used across these programs here!

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Suffering & Scars: A Conversation on the Teach Different Podcast

In this podcast, Steve and Dan Fouts – brothers & co-founders of Teach Different — visit with Marisa Diaz-Waian of Merlin CCC to discuss the role of suffering in shaping our character, enriched by the Teach Different Method. Listen to the podcast here!

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