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Inviting the World to Transform
	Back in 2002, the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society published Inviting the World to Transform (91 page PDF), a report on the powerful role that contemplative practice can play in nourishing social justice work. They also explore the challenges involved in creating organizations and movements that are open to contemplation. Posted: 8/18/05; 4:43:49 PM #

NPO FAQ: Recent Changes
	I'm pleased to see the Nonprofit FAQ doing so well in its new home at Idealist.org. The recent changes page is enough to tell me that it will be a vibrant resource for some time to come. Now, if they would only give me an RSS feed for it.... Posted: 8/18/05; 4:37:24 PM #

Social Source Software: The Big Idea

Back in June, I missed David Geilhufe's Big Idea for a different kind of software ecosystem for nonprofits. The key problem, as he sees it, is this: "Leading firms don't work with one another to build markets, but focus on building proprietary software platforms that seek to be all things to all people or focus on a small little niche." His solution is widespread adoption of the same open source technologies and standards. Frankly, I would settle for the standards alone. Posted: 8/18/05; 4:34:52 PM #

Why Should Intellectual Property Rights Matter to Civil Society?
	I know that sometimes I write about things here and I don't make clear their relevance to nonprofit organizations. Patent, copyright, and related issues are one example, so I was very pleased to read this accessible piece by Communications Rights in the Information Society on Why Should Intellectual Property Rights Matter to Civil Society? Posted: 8/18/05; 4:29:25 PM #