Brad Rourke’s Blog
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Peter Levine On The Problems And The Solutions
My friend Peter Levine is, in my estimation, the gold standard when it comes to blogging about civic engagement in general and youth civic engagement in particular. His content stream includes a terrific combination of big-think ideas, small observations, and off-topic seasoning to make sure it all holds our interest. When I started blogging in…
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The Day Jerry Brown Visited
You’ll never guess what Jerry Brown said when he visited my apartment back in the day.
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Philanthropy: Too Scared To Fail?
My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: Philanthropy: Too Scared To Fail? The paper of record for the charitable community, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, yesterday reported on a new study by the Cambridge-based Center for Effective Philanthropy. While the report itself focuses primarily on the ways foundations…
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White House Issues Open Government Directive
Much has been written about the Obama administration’s early commitment to create a more open and transparent government. In May the White House announced the Open Government Initiative, whose mission is to make all of government more open. Yesterday, in a move watched closely by many in the civic participation field, the administration released the…
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It's An Extrovert's World, But Technology Allows Introverts A Toehold
Technology and social media may allow introverts to assume more leadership.
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We've All Got Our Smartphones At The Ready
My latest piece is posted at Public Square Today, my blog at Washington Times Communities: We’ve All Got Our Smartphones At The Ready Last night, walking through a restaurant, as I passed by about ten tables I noticed six where the diners had their smartphones sitting on the table as they ate. Some were deep…
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Facebook And Faculty
My friend Ed Sirianno recently drew my attention to a post at Inigral (maker of the Schools Facebook app) with ten tips for getting faculty involved in using Facebook on campus. While it is focused on higher education, the ideas apply to getting any reluctant group of people involved in Facebook. For online community managers,…
