Ruthie Ackerman

Ruthie is working with 92nd Street Y to launch the Benjamin Franklin Clubs, modeled after the club Franklin led for over 40 years, to build connection and community in our increasingly digital world. The foundation of Franklin’s original club was a set of 13 virtues: Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity and Humility. Almost 300 years later, Ruthie and 92Y are using Franklin’s virtues as a launching off point to re-imagine community engagement, leadership and values for the 21^st century, and examine how our interpretations of them can improve our lives and the world we live in.