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The Real Threat to Democracy | Community Matters

05/17/2012

(Community Matters) responding to a political posting about the threat of government: I believe the threat is increasingly non-entrepreneurial, multinational corporations which manipulate governments and buy politicians, ensuring their lowest ...

Stewardship: Achieving Visions and Plans

05/16/2012

Note: This post is section two of a five-part series highlighting excerpts from the study Stewarding the Future of Our Communities by Steven C. Ames, the Foundation’s 2012 Craig Byrne Fellow. This paper addresses the challenges of stewarding local community engagement and planning in order to...

Stewardship: Sustaining Citizen Engagement

05/14/2012

Note: This post is section one of a five-part series highlighting excerpts from the study Stewarding the Future of Our Communities by Steven C. Ames, the Foundation’s 2012 Craig Byrne Fellow. This paper addresses the challenges of stewarding local community engagement and planning in order to...

“Infinite Vulnerability” (for Maurice Sendak)

05/10/2012

The death of Maurice Sendak this week has gotten me thinking about why his books have made such an impact, and why as a nation we are registering his passing as a significant cultural loss. I think, in large part, it’s because his books are not about a world in which there is obvious good or...

Pres Obama and Marriage Equality | Community Matters

05/10/2012

(Community Matters) President Obama coming out for marriage equality is the cherry on top of his support for LGBT equality. He's already done more for LGBT equality than every other president combined . . . times 2. This is beyond unifying, ...