Dignity
Dignity is kind of an old fashioned concept and isn’t talked about much. But we all know what it feels…
Read More >>Take risks. Be a bit more bold than usual, within yourself and then beyond with others. Dare to reach a…
Read More >>Let’s celebrate our independence by sending birthday gifts to those organizations that are trying to change the system so the…
Read More >>I turned my list of indicators of enslavement into their more positive form, calling them “indicators of freedom.” Consider them…
Read More >>If institutional barriers to fairness is the problem in our systems of economic development, justice, school-to-life pathways, etc., then how…
Read More >>“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
Read More >>The assets view is a growth model. It’s constructive, creative, and progressive. The “assets model of community development,” as distinct…
Read More >>Being disadvantaged, we learned, does not mean being born a particular way. Instead, being disadvantaged is the result of an…
Read More >>It will take activist nonprofits and activist funders to insist on fairness in law enforcement and law enactment. The killing…
Read More >>Effective philanthropy can mean doing good and “making a difference” at different levels – the individual level, the community level,…
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