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Planetwork Journal: Interactivity and The Open Society
	In the inaugural issue of the Planetwork Journal, Hardin Tibbs piece on Interactivity and The Open Society offers some superb analysis. I highly recommend taking your time with this one, with special attention to the possible futures that might befall the Internet and our freedom to communicate. Posted: 7/23/04; 1:39:26 PM #

Observing Nonprofits, July 2004
	The July 2004 issue of Observing Nonprofits looks at recent U.S. Senate Finance Committee interest in nonprofit organizations. Sounds a little like political theater to me, but it still deserves some attention. Posted: 7/23/04; 1:39:03 PM #

Next-Generation CIOs

In Next-Generation CIOs (free subscription required), David Mark and Eric Monnoyer look at how Chief Information Officers must involve the managers of an organization's key functions, as well as take a whole systems perspective, in order to truly add value through IT. There were a few visionary technology leaders (at some large foundations) that I thought of when reading this, because I've been so impressed with their work. This article, while focused on the for profit context, can help us all think more clearly about our technology decision making processes. Posted: 7/23/04; 1:38:27 PM #

The Internet Governance Project
	The Internet Governance Project is a new organization devoted to researching some very thorny questions. I recommend some of the papers by Milton Mueller listed under Research Reports. Posted: 7/23/04; 1:37:36 PM #

Foundations May Host and Support Candidate Forums
	The Alliance for Justice gives us some guidelines on how foundations and others can participate in the electoral process (PDF) without running afoul of restrictions on electoral advocacy. The key is the use of candidate forums. Posted: 7/23/04; 1:36:30 PM #