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	The CivicMinded Companion

Welcome to The CivicMinded Companion The online dictionary for people who are changing the world. Here are the essential words and concepts you need to communicate and work with colleagues at nonprofit organizations, foundations, national service programs, and community-based groups. Beyond simple definitions, you will learn how words and concepts connect us to each other as well as to service and change. Please take time to browse and send me your suggestions. We speak the same language, because we care. ~~Wendy Bay Lewis
Index: Alphabetical word list A-C activist bequest Bono Campus Compact census civics, civic education civic engagement common good More entries beginning with A-C...... D-K earned income fourth sector giving circle grassroots gut-wrencher (in fund raising) homelessness hybrid philanthropy More entries beginning with D-K...... L-R national service national service - Fast Facts nonprofit association nonprofit organization nonprofit sector poverty level public square rule of law More entries beginning with L-R...... S-Z service-learning social change social conscience social entrepreneur social justice social sector socially responsible volunteering working poor More entries beginning with S-Z......	Table of Contents: Words by Category 1. Volunteering, National & Community Service 2. Nonprofit Organizations 1.0 3. Social Change: Issues 4. Social Change: Advocacy 5. Philanthropy 6. We, the People: Access & Accountability 7. Social Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Fast Features National Service Fast Facts Nonprofit Associations by State State Commissions for National Service & Volunteering

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