
The Bureaucratization of Blessing
Should you stop helping people because you’re not certified?
Should you stop helping people because you’re not certified?
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American giving is getting more and more public, and that’s a good thing. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
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There’s a lot of context you’re missing when you interact with a panhandler. And some of it is inside you….
My plan for using material gifts to give my son things that will last forever. Amber KirschmanAmber Kirschman is a…
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It’s an old book. But its ideas of how to give are thought-provoking. Ashley MayAshley May is the editor of…
As Emma’s Mr. Knightley demonstrates, effective public service doesn’t necessarily come from joining the political class. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves…
The next time you find yourself under the direction of an incompetent, overbearing leader, try getting in line. Jace YarbroughJace…
You have to love a place–not an idealized Place–before you can fix it. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the environments,…
Real community challenges our assumptions about the value of choice and the role of ideals. Esther MoonEsther Moon, a 2010…
Young people don’t want to play for a losing team whose objective is a national stranglehold on people’s happiness. So…
How nonprofits can raise more money and do more good by empowering their donors. Brian BrownBrian Brown loves building the…
What’s the difference? Christina BrownChristina is the founder of LiveBeautiful, a company designed to encourage people live a life of…