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This book was the first to sketch the full dimensions of the nation's voluntary sector, give it a name (the independent sector), explain its unfamiliar metabolism, and imagine its enormous unused potential for defining the central problems of an industrial society accurately and acting on them effectively. Upon publication, George…
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Giving in America is not just a hobby of the rich. The vast bulk of the charity we offer up in cash and volunteer labor comes from the middle of our society, not the wealthy. Foundations and corporations provide only about a quarter of U.S. donations.
The mass nature of our charity was described by Richard Cornuelle in this groundbreaking 1965 book. He coined the term “independent sector” to describe the vast array of American institutions that are neither private companies nor agencies of government yet take responsibility for solving public predicaments. He warns that we must cherish our tradition…
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The High House
The Victorian mansion, Evenmere, is the mechanism that runs the universe.
The lamps must be lit, or the stars die. The clocks must be wound, or Time ceases. The Balance between Order and Chaos must be preserved, or Existence crumbles.
Appointed the Steward of Evenmere, Carter Anderson must learn the…
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