Civic engagement
Creating Power, Creating Demand: The Caño Martín Peña Project
Submitted by Christine Letts on February 19, 2010 - 9:49amThe development of a community land trust (CLT) in Puerto Rico might be a pretty good story by itself. What makes it an extraord
From Service to Organizing: The Story of Sapientis
Submitted by Christine Letts on February 18, 2010 - 10:02amAfter graduating from the Kennedy School in 2001, Kristin Ehrgood moved to Puerto Rico with her (now) husband, Vadim Nikitine, with the ambi
The Story of PROTECTA: Trying to Reconcile Organizing and Service Delivery
Submitted by Christine Letts on February 17, 2010 - 9:09amTwo years ago, Mladen Jovanović, one of three founders of PROTECTA, a Serbian NGO, took my online executive program on
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Perhaps Change Starts at Home: University Outreach Programs
Submitted by Christine Letts on February 16, 2010 - 9:22amMany university community involvement programs and outreach programs represent the problem I suggested in
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Welcome to Philanthropy’s "Pandora"—A Land Free of Trade-Offs and Contradictions
Submitted by Michael Edwards on January 27, 2010 - 8:52amMuch of the "new philanthropy," it seems to me, inhabits a world like Pandora of Avatar—James Cameron’s new film that is now the biggest blockbuster of all time.
The National Constitution Center and a Question
Submitted by David Eisner on November 20, 2009 - 12:48pmThis week I was appointed President and CEO of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the museum and education center devoted to engaging Ame
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A Spark of Light in Texas
Submitted by David Eisner on November 16, 2009 - 4:52pmLast month I had the opportunity to participate in a remarkable event—President Barack Obama joined President George H.W.
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Get Out and Vote!
Submitted by Vince Stehle on November 2, 2009 - 9:23amAll across the nation, voters will be heading to the polls tomorrow.
Improving Census Data
Submitted by Ellen S. Alberding on October 22, 2009 - 8:03amParticipation in the 2010 census is a huge opportunity to shape the distribution of roughly $400 billion a year in federal funds to state and local governments. Census data guide government de
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