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Moral and Practical Challenges to NGO Neutrality
	The September 2004 Issue of the Newsletter of the International NGO Training and Research Centre looks at the moral and practical challenges to NGO neutrality. Barbara Brubacher's opening article lays out a great framework and the case studies are excellent. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:45:38 PM #

Systems Biology
	if you're interested in systems theory, you might enjoy reading about Systems Biology. A substantial portion of my inspiration for communication systems research and design comes from my background in biology. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:45:23 PM #

Access, Culture and a Hole in the Wall
	Some parts of the digital divide are hard to bridge, but it seems that teaching children computer literacy can be so easy that it doesn't even require an instructor. In Access, Culture and a "Hole in the Wall", Brian Michael King interviews Sugata Mitra about the success of 'minimally invasive education'. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:44:39 PM #

The NPT Power and Influence Top 50 of 2004

The Nonprofit Times has published their 2004 Power and Influence Top 50 (5 page PDF with a huge image of a bicep on the cover). I'm always fascinated by this list, even though the methodology for selection is weak, and it's not even clear to me what exactly it is that they have power and influence over. But I do believe that these are people to whom we ought be be paying attention. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:44:04 PM #

Looking for Likely Allies
	In Looking for Likely Allies: New Capital for the Social Sector, Daniel Rabuzzi looks at some interesting ideas, including expansion of program related investments by private foundations, state and local governments, and the role that universities could play in social investment. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:43:43 PM #

Bill Gates Is Not a Prospect for Your Campaign!
	Robert Hoak tells his clients that Bill Gates Is Not a Prospect for Your Campaign! This is a solid short piece on major donor fundraising, with a great emphasis on affinity and access. Posted: 8/23/04; 12:42:35 PM #