Values
A favorite maxim of mine is that “the fish will be the last to discover water.” We fish can’t easily…
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Take risks. Be a bit more bold than usual, within yourself and then beyond with others. Dare to reach a…
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Those of us with research training already know how to do studies that embrace principles of science. We could begin…
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Let’s celebrate our independence by sending birthday gifts to those organizations that are trying to change the system so the…
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I turned my list of indicators of enslavement into their more positive form, calling them “indicators of freedom.” Consider them…
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“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
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The assets view is a growth model. It’s constructive, creative, and progressive. The “assets model of community development,” as distinct…
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Both philanthropic effectiveness and nonprofit management need the field of evaluation to make more progress in measuring the ways systems…
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