Welcome to the Winter 2004 Nonprofit Quarterly.
Building Leadership or a Self-Reinforcing Bureaucracy
In a spirit of humility, we put the following collectively developed ideas forward not as a self righteous rant, but as a call for a reconsideration of leadership’s purpose and function within the “social” sector. If these ideas are headed in the right direction, we all have a lot of changing to do.
Are We There Yet? Changing Course Along the Way
What follows is a remarkable account of leadership transition in its full complexity—including shifts that occurred at a national movement level, at the organizational level, and at a personal level.
Movement is Motion
Changing generations is a difficult process. How do we best manage it?
Ten Tried and True Tips to Becoming a Leader: Uplifting Advice for the Young People of America
Anthrop’s advice to the next generation.
Considerations on Leadership in an Immigrant Population: Lessons from the Haitian Community
Leadership in the immigrant community—and especially in the Haitian community—is very complex, as it requires the understanding and the reconciliation of two worlds.
Citizen Engagement: The Nonprofit Challenge
It will take all of the nonprofit community’s resources and determination to meet the challenges we face. The sector surely has the capacity to do so, but does it have the will and courage to do so?
Sherpa? Shepherd? Conductor? Circus Master? Board Chair
What do those who are considered to be excellent board chairs judge to be important in that role, and how does this compare to literature on the subject?
Call to Leadership: Profiles of Board Chairs
Who are the board chairs interviewed in the previous article? What makes them unusually effective? This set of profiles shows the diversity and richness of this layer of leadership in the sector.
A Decade of Online Fundraising
Ten years after online fundraising began, Stein and Kenyon present readers with an update on the growing role of the Internet. Has it met expectations? Which organizations benefit and which can best use it?
Trying to Dance to Syncopated Rhythm: The Dynamics of Government for Nonprofits
The changing forms of government funding can have significant, and often unexpected impacts on nonprofits and on the communities they serve.
Sorry, That’s Classified: How Post-9/11 Secrecy Holds the Public Interest Hostage
Goverment secrecy can be a two-edged sword, cutting off information that is essential to protect citizens. Blum and Moulton detailhow far the Bush administration has advanced this dangerous trend, leaving nonprofits and their communities at risk.