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COVER ARTICLE
Sexual
Assault and Domestic Violence: The Community’s Role in Weaving
a Safety Net
Margaret
Henderson, Gordon
Whitaker, and Lydian
Altman
Leaders of a School of Government project building communities’
capacity to stop sexual assault and domestic violence describe the reach
of the problem and the need for shared responsibility in addressing
it.
FEATURE ARTICLES
Creating
Their Own Futures: Community Visioning and North Carolina Local Governments
Lydian
Altman and Ricardo
S. Morse
Government leaders often want to shape the long-term direction of
their communities. How can they do that effectively? A report on visioning
processes conducted in Roxboro, Wilkes County, and Wilson County provides
lessons on visioning and strategic planning.
Collaborative
Leadership in Sampson County
Heather Scarbrough
In Sampson County, North Carolina, a core group of county and school
system leaders identified critical needs for school facilities. They
faced limited resources. Building on a foundation of trust established
through regular informal meetings, they collaborated to address the
needs creatively.
DEPARTMENTS
NC
Journal
- Updated Analysis Available of North Carolina Laws and Procedures
on Property Assessment and Taxation
- Six Cities Complete Pilot of Citizen-Informed Performance Measurement
- Campbell Honored as Public Official of 2007
- Model Ordinance on Solid Waste Fees Available Online
- New Mental Health Screening Introduced in County Jails
From the MPA Program
What
Drives General Obligation Bond Ratings for North Carolina’s Counties?
Creighton Avila
Public officials making decisions about the financing of major infrastructure
projects want to know what variables can result in high or improved
bond ratings. A recent study offers some guidance.
At
the School
- MPA Program Honors Kitchen, Vogt, Allred
- Robert E. Stipe, 1929-2007
- One Member Returns to Foundation Board, Two New Members Join
- Five New Faculty Members Join School
- Wunsche Is New Legislative Reporting Service Director
Focus on Non-profits
For readers particularly interested in topics affecting North Carolina
non-profit organizations, and matters where government officials and
non-profit work together, the following list of articles is organized
by some key topics. The current listing is for Popular Government
editions from Spring 1999 through Fall 2004.
Clicking on the title of the article will lead you to a PDF document
of the full piece. You may download any article, free of charge. In
your use of the articles, please appropriately credit Popular Government,
and the publisher: the School of Government at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill. Thank you.
If you are interested in ordering an article,
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Popular Government Articles with a
Non-Profit Focus
from Spring 1999-Winter 2006, sorted by general topic:
Community, Vision, and Planning
Building
Community Capacity to Meet Public Needs
Lydian Altman-Sauer, Margaret Henderson, and Gordon Whitaker, Vol. 70,
No. 2, Winter 2005
Evolution
of a Nonprofit, Part 1: Determining the Organization's Orientation
Margaret Henderson, Vol. 70, No. 1, Fall 2004
Evolution
of a Nonprofit, Part 2: Shifting Orientation from One Person to the
Community (online only)
Margaret Henderson, Vol. 70, No. 1, Fall 2004
Using
Community Vision and Capacity to Direct Economic Change
Anita R. Brown-Graham and Susan Austin, Vol. 69, No.3, Spring/Summer
2004
Spurring
Entrepreneurship: Roles for Local Elected Leaders
Nancy Stark, Vol. 69, No.3, Spring/Summer 2004
From
Little Canada to Marshall: Running North Carolina’s Ridges
Leslie Anderson, Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
Enhancing
the Competitiveness of North Carolina Communities
James H. Johnson, Jr., Vol.67, No.2, Winter 2002
Public
Problems, Values, and Choices
Phillip Boyle, Vol.67, No.1, Fall 2001
Achieving
Better Group Performance
John B. Stephens, Vol. 66, No. 4, Summer 2001
The
Evolution of State Initiatives in North Carolina
Hannah Holm Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
A
Map, a Compass, Asking for Directions, and Visioning: Organizational
Tools for Navigating the Future
Phillip Boyle, Vol. 65, No. 4, Summer 2000
Land Use, Growth, and Conservation
Growing
Pains: A Tale of Two Cities and a Farm in Between
Richard Whisnant, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
Smart
Growth Efforts around the Nation
David R. Godschalk, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
A
Smart Growth Toolbox for Local Governments
Richard R. Ducker and David W. Ownens, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
Private
Land Trusts: Partners for Community Conservation
Charles E. Roe, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
Growing
Smart about Transportation
Janet D'Ignazio, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
The
Environmental Consequences of Growth
Michael Shore, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
Latinos, Immigration, and Equal Access
From
the MPA Program: Ensuring Communication: Providing Translation and Interpretation
Services
Catherine Dyksterhouse Foca, Vol. 68, No. 2, Winter 2003
Addressing
Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
Deborah K. Weissman, Vol. 65, No. 3, Spring 2000
A
Profile of Hispanic Newcomers to North Carolina
James H. Johnson, Jr., Karen D. Johnson-Webb, and Walter C. Farrell,
Jr., Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
Helping
Hispanics in Transition
Eleanor Howe, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
ABCs
of Immigration Law and Policy
Jill D. Moore, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
Immigrants’
Access to Public Benefits
Jill D. Moore, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
Housing
Discrimination against Hispanics in Private Rental Markets
Anita R. Brown-Graham, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
Overcoming
Language Barriers to Health Care
Jane Perkins, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
Budget and Tax
Face-off
on Tax Policy
Roy Cordato & Elaine Mejia, Vol.69, No.2, Winter 2004
Defining
Performance Budgeting for Local Government
William C. Rivenbark, Vol.69, No.2, Winter 2004
From
the MPA Program: Wake County's Negotiated Agreement on School Funding:
Has It Worked?
Erin S. Norfleet, Vol. 68, No. 1, Fall 2002
Citizen
Participation in Local Government Budgeting
Maureen Berner, Vol.66, N.3, Spring 2001
Civic Education and Community Involvement
Measuring
Citizen Engagement: The North Carolina Civic Index
Kelley O'Brien, Vol.69, No.1, Fall 2003
Citizen
Participation in Local Government Budgeting
Maureen Berner, Vol.66, N.3, Spring 2001
Strengthening
Civic Education: Three Strategies for School Officials
Susan Leigh Flinspach, Vol.66, N.3, Spring 2001
Modeling
Good Citizenship for the Next Generation
Susan Leigh Flinspach and Jason Bradley Key, Vol.66, No.2, Winter 2001
Learning
Freedom Through Civic Education
Jan Gottschalk, Vol.64, No.3, Spring 1999
Poverty/Low-Income Community Challenges
Leadership
and Politics in the War on Poverty: The Case of the North Carolina Fund
James L. Leloudis, Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
The
Changing Face of Poverty in North Carolina
James H. Johnson, Jr., Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
Poverty’s
Enduring Tradition in Rural North Carolina: How Do We Respond?
Billy Ray Hall, Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
The
Missing Link: Using Social Capital to Alleviate Poverty
Anita R. Brown-Graham, Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
Education’s
"Perfect Storm?" The Effect of Racial Resegregation, High-Stakes
Testing, and School Inequities on North Carolina’s Poor, Minority
Students
John Charles Boger, Vol.68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
Performance Measurement
Defining
Performance Budgeting for Local Government
William C. Rivenbark, Vol.69, No.2, Winter 2004
Performance
Measurement in North Carolina Cities and Towns
David N. Ammons, Vol. 67, No. 1, Fall 2001
Measuring
the Performance of Emergency Homeless Shelters
Ingrid K. Flory, Vol. 67, No.1, Fall 2001
Nonprofit Management and Government Relations
Establishing
Mutual Accountability in Nonprofit-Government Relationships
Margaret Henderson, Gordon P. Whitaker, and Lydian Altman-Sauer, Vol.69,
No.1, Fall 2003
Deciding
to Fund Nonprofits: Key Questions
Margaret Henderson, Lydian Altman-Sauer, and Gordon Whitaker, Vol.67,
No.4, Summer 2002
Local
Government Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations: Questions and Answers
Frayda S. Bluestein and Anita R. Brown-Graham, Vol.67, No.1, Fall 2001
A
Primer on Nonprofit Organizations
Gita Gulati-Partee, Vol. 66, No. 4, Summer 2001
How
Local Governments Work with Nonprofit Organizations in North Carolina
Gordon P. Whitaker and Rosalind Day, Vol.66, No.2, Winter 2001
Strengthening
Relationships between Local Governments and Nonprofits
Lydian Altman-Sauer, Margaret Henderson, and Gordon P. Whitaker, Vol.66,
No.2, Winter 2001
Hiring
a Director for a Nonprofit Agency: A Step-by-Step Guide
Kurt J. Jenne and Margaret Henderson, Vol. 65, No. 4, Summer 2000
Environmental Concerns and Waste Management
Paying
Up Front for Disposal of Special Wastes
Jeff Hughes, Vol. 68, No. 2, Winter 2003
Best
Practices in Reducing Waste
Charles Coe and James Hickman, Vol.67, No.2, Winter 2002
The
Environmental Consequences of Growth
Michael Shore, Vol.66, No.1, Fall 2000
Education
Education’s
"Perfect Storm?" The Effect of Racial Resegregation, High-Stakes
Testing, and School Inequities on North Carolina’s Poor, Minority
Students
John Charles Boger, Vol. 68, No.3, Spring/Summer 2003
From
the MPA Program: Wake County's Negotiated Agreement on School Funding:
Has It Worked?
Erin S. Norfleet, Vol. 68, No. 1, Fall 2002
Strengthening
Civic Education: Three Strategies for School Officials
Susan Leigh Flinspach, Vol. 66, N.3, Spring 2001
The
Future of Educational Diversity: Old Decrees, New Challenges
John Charles Boger and Elizabeth Jean Bower, Vol.66, No.2, Winter 2001
Modeling
Good Citizenship for the Next Generation
Susan Leigh Flinspach and Jason Bradley Key, Vol. 66, No.2, Winter 2001
Helping
Children Reach Their Potential
Kerry Clement, Vol.65, No.1, Fall 1999
How
After-School Programs Help Students Do Better
Emily Gamble, Barbara Roole, Gordan P. Whitaker, Vol. 64, No.4, Summer
1999
Learning
Freedom Through Civic Education
Jan Gottschalk, Vol. 64, No.3, Spring 1999
Program Development and Evaluation
Program
Evaluation in Local Governments: Building Consensus through Collaboration
Maureen Berner and Matt Bronson, Vol. 68, No. 2, Winter 2003
Ensuring
the Integrity of Crucial Data
William C. Rivenbark and Carla M. Pizzarella, Vol. 67, No.2, Winter
2002
Public
Problems, Values, and Choices
Phillip Boyle, Vol. 67, No.1, Fall 2001
Achieving
Better Group Performance
John B. Stephens, Vol. 66, No. 4, Summer 2001
A
Map, a Compass, Asking for Directions, and Visioning: Organizational
Tools for Navigating the Future
Phillip Boyle, Vol. 65, No. 4, Summer 2000
Families, Courts, and Domestic Violence
From
the MPA Program: Emergency Department Screening for Domestic Violence
Emily Gamble, Vol. 66, No. 3, Spring 2001
North
Carolina’s Experiment with Family Court
Cheryl Daniels Howell, Vol. 65, No. 4, Summer 2000
Addressing
Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
Deborah K. Weissman, Vol. 65, No. 3, Spring 2000
Diversity Issues
From
the MPA Program: Ensuring Communication: Providing Translation and Interpretation
Services
Catherine Dyksterhouse Foca, Vol. 68, No. 2, Winter 2003
The
Future of Educational Diversity: Old Decrees, New Challenges
John Charles Boger and Elizabeth Jean Bower, Vol.66, No.2, Winter 2001
Addressing
Domestic Violence in Immigrant Communities
Deborah K. Weissman, Vol. 65, No. 3, Spring 2000
A
Profile of Hispanic Newcomers to North Carolina
James H. Johnson, Jr., Karen D. Johnson-Webb, and Walter C. Farrell,
Jr., Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
Helping
Hispanics in Transition
Eleanor Howe, Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
ABCs
of Immigration Law and Policy
Jill D. Moore, Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
Immigrants'
Access to Public Benefits
Jill D. Moore, Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
Housing
Discrimination against Hispanics in Private Rental Markets
Anita R. Brown-Graham, Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
Overcoming
Language Barriers to Health Care
Jane Perkins, Vol. 65, No.1, Fall 1999
Advance Material
(There is no advance material available at this time.)
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with our mission: serving the interests of North Carolina citizens and
public officials on public issues, civic concerns, and government operations.
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