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Articles/Studies Applicable to Public Service
Encouraging Volunteerism in Your Congregation
Here are some steps congregational leaders can take to revitalize their congregants' commitment to serve while strengthening the faith-life of volunteers.

The Sixty-Second Guide to Working Effectively With the News Media (Updated) Quick Tips for Staff and Volunteers in Building Good Media Relations

Taking Stock: Making the grade on pay

10 Reasons to Lobby for Your Cause

5 Key Traits of Great Leaders: Discover the five things you can do to attract and retain outstanding employees

Engaging Youth in Decision-Making: A Path toward Active Youth Citizenship in Eritrea

Article at a glance:
Citizenship is not innate; it needs to be taught and cultivated in young people through civic education and leadership training.

Citizenship includes both rights and responsibilities; for youth to become active citizens, they need to be given a voice in decision-making processes that affect them.

In order for young people to develop a sense of citizenship, they must first realize the positive role they can play through active civic participation.

Nonprofit Leaders Urged to Rethink Their Role in Society

Expanding on a key theme of this year’s Independent Sector conference, Diana Aviv, the group’s president, called on nonprofit leaders at all organizations – regardless of size or mission – to take a broad view of their work and their responsibility to help make society better.

Q & A: Fred Kupp
By any measure, Fred Krupp's 24-year tenure as president of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has been a success. The organization's budget has jumped from $3 million to more than $100 million, the staff has grown from 50 to 400, and membership has expanded from 40,000 to more than 500,000. More important, under Krupp's leadership EDF has become one of the most important power brokers in the environmental arena.

the web provides a great way to guage public opinion and to correct bad information

Tips for Designing (or Redesigning) a Nonprofit Web Site

Using 'Strategic' Volunteering to Help With the Search
Selecting volunteer opportunities to enhance your career

Wake-up call: Eye-opening business models for government agencies
The web provides a great way to guage public opinion and to correct bad information

What We Really Need: Eight reforms to make nonprofits more accountable and effective