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If You Want To Be An Entrepreneur, You Have To Be Willing To Take The Bagel

Simon Sinek | Posted 10.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Leadership, Progress, Inspiration, Start With Why, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business, Motivation, Why, Small Business, Business News

Entrepreneurs see the thing they want or need, and then try to figure out a process for how to get it. People who shouldn't be entrepreneurs see only the standard process.

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Innovation Improves Quality of Life Even When Incomes Lag

Dennis Whittle | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Innovation, William-Easterly, Developing World, Progress, Bill Easterly, Developing Countries, Childrens' Vaccines, Income Disparity, Tetanus, Economic Growth for Developing Countries, Technology, International Aid, Vaccines, World News

The standard of living in developing countries has increased much faster than growth in income because of innovation, which has driven down the cost of goods and services.

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More than a Date to the Prom

Rep. Joe Sestak | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Netroots, Blogosphere, Joe Sestak Specter, Progress, Netroots Nation, Joe Sestak, Politics News

Too many politicians get to Washington and turn their backs on those who got them there. I'm looking for a progressive partner in the blogosphere both during and after the campaign.

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We'll Always Have Tara

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Change, Progress, Health Care, Fear, Healthcare System, Civil War, The New Deal, League of Nations, Universal Health Care, Fear-of-Change, Obama Health Care, Status Quo, Politics News

When we finally do achieve health care restructuring, I hope that some of us will take a moment to look at that powerful human preference for the status quo over anything else.

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The "Birthers" and Our Ailing Political Culture

Cynthia Boaz | Posted 08.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Citizenship, Birthers, Obama Patriotism, Birther-Movement, President Obama, Barack Obama Citizenship, Democracy, Media, American Culture, Barack Obama, Politics, Patriotism, Progress, Sean Hannity, Media Criticism, Glenn Beck, Politics News

These birthers represent a small but vocal minority in this country who have somehow failed to grasp that American democracy is rooted in a set of principles, not a set of demographic characteristics.

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Lifelong Tenure

Gershon Hepner | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lifelong Tenure, Supreme Court, James MacGregor Burns, Judicial Activism, Progress, Politics News

Lifelong tenure of Supreme Court justices fights the progress of all history with laws, and yet we should not argue how unjust it is, because delay...

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Water, Water Everywhere? Sustaining Scarce Resources in the Desert

Randall Amster | Posted 04.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Tragedy of the Commons, Progress, Sustainable Resources, New Mexico, Water, Acequia, Environment, Privatization, Environmentalism, Climate Change, The Commons, Arizona, Water Crisis, Bottled Water, War, Oil, Green News

It's one thing when the desert is bereft of water, but the marshlands? The nation's agricultural leader? Major cities? Whole continents? And this is only the beginning.

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Open Letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin

Jennifer Nix | Posted 04.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, David Sirota, Msnbc, Populism, Television Ratings, Death of Newspapers, Progressive Movement, Keith Olbermann, Center for American Progress, Blogs, Phil Griffin, Progress, Media Matters, Activism, Rachel Maddow, Traditional Media, New Media, Television News, Media News

I hope you'll take a moment to consider why I think your move with the 10 p.m. program is so important, and why David Sirota is the best candidate for host.

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Guest Post by Jacob Harold -- The Nonprofit Marketplace: Getting Social Impact Bang For Our Philanthropic Bucks

Paul Brest | Posted 03.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Mckinsey, Business Plan, Investment Funds, Overhead, Goals, Open Information, Foundations, Nonprofit Effectiveness, Nonprofits, Funding Non-Profits, Business News, Nonprofit Information Marketplace, Fundraising, Giving, Impact, The Nature Conservancy, Philanthropic Goals, Intermediary Organizations, Social Impact, Strategy, Rating Nonprofits, Economic Crisis, Philanthropy, Contributions, Jacob Harold, Markets, Donations, Rainforest Action Network, Charity, Nonprofit Marketplace, Public Benefit, Progress, Donors, Financial Advisors, Economy, Guidestar, Business News

The nonprofit marketplace doesn't exhibit the single most essential characteristic of a well-functioning market: open exchange of high-quality information that helps people make good decisions.

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Administrative Costs and Overhead

Paul Brest | Posted 03.02.2009 | Business

Don't yawn and click on another link -- administrative costs and overhead sound really boring, but they're critically important for nonprofit organizations and also for donors.

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Is Corporate Philanthropy to Philanthropy What Military Music is to Music?

Paul Brest | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Philanthropy, Business Plan, Goals, Donations, For-Profit Firms, Charity, Foundations, Nonprofits, Funding Non-Profits, Business News, Corporate Philanthropy, Execute Plan, Philanthrocapitalism, Giving, Public Benefit, Progress, Donors, Economy, Business News

Most real-world decisions involve tradeoffs, and much corporate philanthropy lies somewhere between pure philanthropy and marketing.

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Barack Obama and the Promise of Progress

Paul Raushenbush | Posted 02.18.2009 | Politics

The progressive movement throughout the last century has enlisted political leaders, economists, educators, and clergy who strive to create a more equitable world, a task we believe is possible.

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The Role of the Philanthropist: Evidence-Based Theories of Change, Round II

Paul Brest | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: For-Profit Firms, Philanthropy, Progress, Public Benefit, Business Plan, Donors, Tactical Philanthropy, Nonprofits, Execute Plan, Theories of Change, Sean Stannard-Stockton, Goals, Role of a Philanthropist, Business News

Yes, any public benefit activity should be executed according to a plan. But I refute the assertion that philanthropists are the ones charged with designing a theory of change.

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Dean's 50 State Strategy Can Help Combat Racism

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 12.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Keep the 50 State Strategy, The Cure for Racism, Howard Dean's 50 State Strategy, Obama 50 State Strategy, Rahm Emmanuel Was Wrong About the 50 State Strategy, The South, Race, Center for American Progress, Civil Rights, Voters in Virginia, Democratic Strategy in the South, Create Everlasting Change, Racial Politics, Every Vote Counts, 2008 Election and Racism, Howard Dean, Virginia, Progress, Keep the Obama Campaign Going, Victory, Racism, Tom Pierriello, Fight for Change, How to Comab Racism, 745 Votes, Home News

One thing volunteering for the Obama campaign in southern Virginia reiterated to me is that racism is alive and well in this country and there's somet...

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