A Market (Rather Than Civil) Society
Michael Sandel's latest book takes up the question: What are the moral limits of the marketplace?
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Civil Society Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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Q&A with Interfaith Leader Eboo Patel
Spreading religious pluralism in a time of violent prejudice.
Losing the Courage of Your Convictions
We must be willing to continually examine and test our core convictions and assumptions, and confirm that they are worth holding.
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Promoting Civic Engagement and Voting
Organizations are finding that subtle changes in language make a difference in how people vote.
Gaming with a Purpose
Serious games tap into the same culture of online friendship from social networking to fuel peer involvement and encourage collaboration around real-world challenges.
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Making Founder Successions Work
Nonprofits benefit when they carefully plan an extended role for founders who step down. Open access to this article is made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
A Failure of Philanthropy
From the archives: American charity shortchanges the poor, and public policy is partly to blame.
Circles of Change
Lending circles, self-help groups, and study circles are among the oldest and most effective tools for creating personal and social change.
Offsetting Green Guilt
Voluntary carbon offsets allow people to invest in projects that allegedly counteract their greenhouse gas emissions. But can voluntary offsets help slow global warming? Or are offsets a way for consumers to buy their way out of bad feelings?
Reconnecting Youth in America’s Cities
A new report examines the relationship between place and race, and disconnected youth in the United States.