Citizen Engagement as a Force for Social Transformation
What does it mean to be an engaged citizen? Paolo Friere, the great Brazilian educator, said that we have a vocation, a calling, to be fully human. This is a […]
Category: Movement Building
Nonprofits and Democracy: Engage, Educate, Activate, and Assess
There has been a subtle shift in the last several years in the ways we talk about nonprofit organizations. The nonprofit sector is discussed as an important cornerstone of civil […]
The ABC’s of U.S. Tax Policy: An Historical Perspective
Amata Miller, IHM, 1990 revised by Catherine Pinkerton, CSJ, 1997 From the days of George Washington to that of the present Administration, taxes have been a subject of national controversy. […]
Nonprofit Governance Models: Problems and Prospects
This article by Pat Bradshaw explores existing and alternative non-profit board structures. The authors present four possible models and the possibilities of developing hybrid models based on the needs on […]