Word: civic
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...traditional nonprofits are run. Too many charities cling to an outmoded mission statement, are slow to give volunteers assignments that excite them and perhaps shun older helpers. After enough vexation, "people throw up their hands and just say they'll start their own," says Marc Freedman, founder of Civic Ventures, which helps retirees find rewarding work and volunteer opportunities...
...make a difference. You may be able to work with a group targeting the same needs. "Putting in 10 hours a week is no small thing and shouldn't be minimized," says Howard Husock, director of the social entrepreneur program at the Manhattan Institute, a think tank that promotes civic innovation. You also may be able to do your own thing within an existing nonprofit with a related mission. This could speed your launch, reduce overhead and leave open the possibility of a spin-off down the road...
...surge" of U.S. troops, may halt the sectarian fighting in Baghdad long enough for Shi'ites and Sunnis to start mending fences. If all goes according to plan, the Iraqi government will use the respite from violence to launch a massive economic program that will create jobs and improve civic services like electricity and water supply. If the government can do that, says veteran Shi'ite politician Abu Firas al-Saedi, "people won't immediately start hugging each other and become best friends again--but at least if they are busy working and making money, they will have time...
...Task Force’s report should be belittled. The institutional prioritization of teaching, as indicated by the report’s proposal that departments award superlative instruction when considering both tenure appointments and pay raises, is a welcome reform. To the extent that its proposed improvements to the "civic culture of teaching" will enhance the undergraduate experience, the report is a well-timed and thoughtful affirmation of the university’s commitment to its students...
...administrator and a ceramicist, Gittoes dropped out of law studies and, inspired by the visiting modernist art critic Clement Greenberg, traveled to New York in 1968. He studied with the social-realist painter Joe Delaney, and on returning to Sydney the following year, sought to put Delaney's civic-minded ideals to work in the Yellow House, the now legendary artist-run space Gittoes helped establish in 1970 with Martin Sharp. He would leave after two years, but the Yellow House set the scene for his art. Using any medium at his disposal, and world events as his palette, Gittoes...