Colorado Conversations 2002: Reading Materials

May 9th - David D. Chrislip

• The New Civic Leadership (Microsoft Word, 35KB)
• What are we Talking About? (Microsoft Word, 40KB)
• Are Community-Based Watershed Groups Really Effective? (Microsoft Word, 37KB)

April 25th - Sara E. Meléndez

• The Nonprofit Sector and the Market: Opportunities & Challenges (PDF, 419KB)
• The Nonprofit Sector and Business: New Visions, New Opportunities, New Challenges (PDF, 399KB)
• The Nonprofit Contribution to Civic Participation and Advocacy (PDF, 334KB)
• Giving and Volunteering in the United States (PDF, 625KB)

April 11th - Jim Wallis

• Call to Renewal's Campaign to Overcome Poverty (HTML)
• Is the country ready for a new debate on poverty? (HTML)
• A Report from Ground Zero (HTML)
  

March 28th - Arturo Vargas

• The 2001 Elections: The Voters; City's Hispanics Shift, Moving Toward G.O.P. (PDF, 106KB)
• Metro Matters; The Race Card and Knowing When to Fold (PDF, 120KB)
• The Race for City Hall 2001 / Racial Overtones Simmering as Election Day Draws Near (PDF, 169KB)
• The Great Divider: A Toast to Jim Hahn's Nasty Campaign (HTML)
• History Delayed: A Setback for Villaraigosa's Dream of a United City (HTML)
• The Era of Bad Feelings: Jim Hahn Sets a City Against Itself, and comes Out on Top (HTML)

March 14th - Christopher T. Gates

• Creating a Healthy Democracy (Microsoft Word, 38KB)

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