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The word support is commonly used these days, often as a modifier with a noun: Support Group, Support Network, Personal Support, Tech Support. In our work at Action Circles, support is a richly layered verb. It isn’t used to describe general helpfulness or kindness, or having someone’s back (although these are good things too, in […]
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This fall I attended the New Hampshire Center for NonProfits Leadership Summit. Robert Egger, founder of the L.A. Kitchen [update: closed in November 2018] was the keynote speaker. Egger covered a lot of ground in a short speech, from his theory of action to the potential for nonprofits to work together to solve all of
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One of the cornerstones of democratic decision-making is the free flow of information. In any state, town, business or organization that aspires to be a democracy, there must be the opportunity for constituents to educate themselves in order to make informed decisions. Even in organizations where the power to make decisions is concentrated to a
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