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Community Philanthropy: Strategies for Impacting Vulnerable Populations

“Disparities are usually caused by complex interacting forces, making it almost impossible for just one program or organization to fix.”…

A “Dignity Gap”

Dignity is kind of an old fashioned concept and isn’t talked about much. But we all know what it feels…

Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble

Take risks. Be a bit more bold than usual, within yourself and then beyond with others. Dare to reach a…

Happy Birthday, America!

Let’s celebrate our independence by sending birthday gifts to those organizations that are trying to change the system so the…

Indicators of Freedom: Examples From the Film, “12 Years a Slave”

I turned my list of indicators of enslavement into their more positive form, calling them “indicators of freedom.”  Consider them…

Institutional Racism: It’s Hard to See Racism When You’re White

If institutional barriers to fairness is the problem in our systems of economic development, justice, school-to-life pathways, etc., then how…

How To Save The World: Evaluating Your Choices

“The world isn’t going to be saved overnight, or in a year, or with the one just-right program or policy. It’s people that will save the world, working in a smart accumulation of efforts that together make progress against specific substantial goals.” Steven E. Mayer

The Assets Model of Community Development – A New Introduction

The assets view is a growth model.  It’s constructive, creative, and progressive. The “assets model of community development,” as distinct…

What is a Disadvantaged Group? – A New Introduction

Being disadvantaged, we learned, does not mean being born a particular way.  Instead, being disadvantaged is the result of an…

Stand Your Ground: A Deadly New Racial Disparity

It will take activist nonprofits and activist funders to insist on fairness in law enforcement and law enactment.  The killing…