Voluntary
Sector |
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| The
Voluntary Sector At A Crossroads, September, 1999 |
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This
essay, written in Montreal during the summer of 1999, starts
a series of reflections on the relationships between non
profit organizations and public service systems. |
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| Towards
An Unruly Voluntary Sector, January, 2000 |
pdf
(123 kb)
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This
is a client newsletter, illustrated by my daughter, looking
at the challenges that non profit organizations face in
being unruly and taking risks. |
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| Further Reflections On Unruliness, May,
2000 |
pdf (335
kb) |
This
is the last client newsletter that I wrote, coming just
before the death of my daughter, Caitlin. It was originally
meant to be a presentation to a conference in the Kootenays,
focusing on “putting community back into community
services”. |
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| Non Profit Organizations
And Public Systems: Differences That Make A Difference, November,
2004 |
pdf
(68 kb) |
This
essay is the last of the series reflecting on the relationships
between non profit organizations and public systems. |
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| Aliveness
And Spirit In Non Profit Organizations, A Presentation To
The Concordia Summer Institute For Community Development And
Management, June, 2005 |
pdf
(250 kb) |
This
long essay, presented at Concordia, brings together the
writings on the “stuck-ness” of non profit organizations,
with the thinking of the architect, Christopher Alexander.
It is a deeply personal statement, weaving 35+ years in
the non profit sector, with 5+ years of complex and deep
grief. |
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