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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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Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories–all reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argue…
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