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Cultivating Greatness
Maura Wolf, Robert Lewis, Jr.
In ten cities across the nation, more than 900 young people
gather in teams each day to prepare for a full day of service
and to invest their energy, talents, and resources for the community.
This happens through City Year--an organization commited to developing
leaders for the common good, inspiring citizens to social action,
and creating the conditions for greatness to emerge in young people.
FEATURES
Restoring Hope to the Future Through Critical Education
of Leaders
Margaret J. Wheatley
A leader, according to Meg Wheatley, is "anyone who wants
to help at this time"--youth and adults, in all communities,
who want to change the world. This article describes how, through
learning circles around the world, Meg and her colleagues hope
to create a global voice for change.
Bringing Young People to the Table:
Effects on Adults and Youth Organizations
Shepherd Zeldin, Annette McDaniel, Dimitri
Topitzes, Mary Beth Lorens
Much has been written about the benefits for young people
when they are engaged in authentic decision making. But far less
research exists on the benefits for adults, organizations, and
communities when youth come to the table. This offering takes
an important step forward in bridging this gap.
National Youth Leadership Institute: A Call
to Action!
Danielle M. Poux
Improving the level of cross-cultural understanding is central
to the work of many CYD organizations. This article describes
a National Network initiative that provides young people the tools
to realize this goal within their own communities.
Managing Complex Change
Anne Adams, Chris Kingsley, Pam Smith
How does your organization cope with change? What are the
barriers to achieving effective change? To help practitioners
think through this process, our authors draw upon a six-element
framework, which introduces the basics of organizing and
implementing change.
ASAP: The After School Action Programs in Chicago's Uptown-Edgewater
Community
Gary Barker
Identified by the University of Chicago as the subject of
a case study in 1998, ASAP is a youth programming and services
network whose mission is to address community-wide issues affecting
young people. This article summarizes findings from the study.
Partners in Leadership: Lessons from the Field
Monette Bailey, Rachel Lazarus
It is a powerful organization that produces media that strongly
affects its adult readership and frequently shapes the lives of
its participants. Children's Express is such an organization.
This article offers valuable lessons from the trenches.
DEPARTMENTS
Notes
from the Editor
CYD
Leadership: The Emerging Solution
John P. Terry, Ph.D.
CYD
Management Zone
An Imperative Diversity and the Role of Evaluation
Ricardo A. Millett
Policy
Policy to Nurture
Community Youth Development
Andrew Hahn
International Insights on Youth and Communities
Do We Have a Movement Yet?
The Forum for Youth Investment
Bookshelf
Learning to Lead: Two Titles for CYD Professionals
Report by John Terry
