April 2026
Intermediate
208 pages
5h 10m
English
Content preview from Rebuilding Broken Systems
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CHAPTER 9Start Small but Start Now!
“Young people bring in intersectional analysis. They bring in hopefulness. They have less fidelity to party or to institution or to traditional practice … (the young) are natural risk-takers.
And if we do not take that risk right now, then we will not have the change on the other side of this. So please don’t give up. We need you.”
—Angelique Power, President & CEO, Skillman Foundation
If you’ve made it this far, you’ve read my analysis of the current state of philanthropy, nonprofits, government, and business. You’ve had the chance to consider the steps I believe can and must be taken to course correct where our society is headed. You’ve seen some effective foundational actions detailed in the Perseverance Playbook. And I hope you’ve been buoyed by the many interviews sharing insights and work being done by progressive leaders who are tackling difficult issues in diverse ways across the United States. What remains to be done? I want to convince you to get involved now.
The Curse of Complacency
Younger readers may not know much about the struggles their grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, and long-time family friends engaged in many years ago. While the decades between the 1950s and 2000s may seem like ancient history, important changes came about that made our country safer, healthier, more equitable, and freer. Civil rights, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, clean air and water, consumer protections, even the creation of small but once-unthinkable ...
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