National Civic Review articles from June 1995

National Civic Review archives from June 1995

Reinventing philanthropy: foundations and the renewal of civil society.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... PROJECT DIRECTOR: "We are convening the stakeholders in the community to let them determine their own action plan." FOUNDATION OFFICER: "But what will their action plan be?" PROJECT DIRECTOR" "We won't know until they have finished their...

Mobilizing civic infrastructure: foundation-supported job generation.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... Creating jobs that can support families at a reasonable level in inner-city neighborhoods and distressed rural areas is a daunting task. No single organization or program has all the necessary tools. The challenge is to mobilize a sustained...

Putting "Citizens First!" in Orange County, Florida.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... On April 4, 1995, Linda W. Chapin, the first elected County Chairman of Orange County, Florida, addressed a gathering of community leaders and volunteers concerning the progress central Florida had made toward meeting a set of objectives...

Charlotte's city within a city: the community problem-solving approach.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... Can a city be considered prosperous when poverty and decay exist alongside affluence and,growth? To stabilize and renew its central-city neigborhoods, Charlotte, North Carolina restructured city departments to enable them to partner with...

Stimulating civic change in metropolitan regions.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... Many communities have discovered that the exercise of citizen-based strategic planning can bring individuals, organizations and sectors together in ways that foster greater unity and build future problem-solving capacity. But can similar..,...

The role of corporations in urban revitalization: the experience of The Atlanta Project.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... In the bustling Olympic city of Atlanta, a new paradigm of corporate involvement in urban revitalization is taking root. Initiated by former President Jimmy Carter, partnerships of local neighborhoods and major corporations, working through...

Partners in the marketplace: a new model for business-civic leadership. (Allstate Insurance Co.'s Allstate Model for Community Partnerships)(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... A new model for business leadership today is designed to expand the number of individuals and communities that operate in an economically viable manner. This requires knowing your business well and being successful at it; understanding how...

Consensus organizing: sharing power to gain power.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... Utter the term "cummunity organizer to people and they usually conjure up the image of a picket sign, a bull horn and a cause - not much of a change in perception from 1968 to 1995. It's hard to name another profession that has experienced...

Public journalism and public life.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... Almost three in four Americans (71 percent) agree with the statement "The news media get in the way of society's solving its problems." That judgment has invoked a variety of responses among journalists since a 1994 Times-mirror survey...

The youth service movement: America's trump card in revitalizing democracy.(A New Paradigm of Leadership: Models for Community Renewal)
June 22, 1995... If life were a card game, America would be holding the best card of them all in its hand. But it is hidden behind others and not recognized by the players for its immediate value. If this card is not understood and played at the appropriate...