"Everybody wants a The High Line." ow.ly/cHz67 via @SustainCities / Bloomberg was a catalyst, after Guiliani's blockade.

#Nonprofits, take note :: RT 99U: Companies perform better with women on board kottke.org/12/08/companie…

Corporate #philanthropy's not dead; just hiding in the shadow of #capitalism. ow.ly/cPid3 #NotExactlyLove

If you enjoy getting to know your neighbors & you like to walk, pls vote to help this happen on the #UWS :: ow.ly/cS5yp Pls RT!

What "reforms" needed in NYC re the use of public space to bridge gap btw classes? ow.ly/cYmnj Richard Florida in Atlantic Cities

"Vigorous writing is concise." Famous & true words from Strunk & White. Now, #foundations say so, too :: ow.ly/d3bzp The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Intrigued by group ow.ly/d3lZW but dubious of #city-remaking that involves car execs...even if they say they're about 'transport'

"Anything that is not given is lost." #MotherTeresa. via #GenerosityMonk ow.ly/d3Txq The Chronicle of Philanthropy #fundraising

"We’re at the point where we’re just getting people to think about the mental health implications of the #urban environment." via Will Doig

While #reading should be a "gymnast's struggle" (#WaltWhitman), grant #writing shouldn't cause reader contortions :: ow.ly/d3bOQ

#1 wealthiest zip code in the US... #6913 for giving to charity. via The Chronicle of Philanthropy ow.ly/d5FwX

In China, "Soliciting donations person-to-person [is illegal]..." ow.ly/daF1p via Philanthropy News Digest / The essence of fundraising, stripped.

A #city's "[sacred sites] may be natural beauties or historic landmarks... But in some form they are essential." #ChristopherAlexander

"Creativity. Purpose. Freedom." The power & wonder of the market. ow.ly/daWek via IFWE cc Center for Faith & Work @TheHighCalling

“I want the last check I write to bounce." #CharlesFeeney, on actively donating his last $1.6 billion to #charity. ow.ly/dcFln

Cost-cutting at #nonprofits--"cheap" or "value"? ow.ly/ddmAw via Grizzard

Have you read the "Manifesto for #Cities"? ow.ly/dg5C0 via @UNHabitat

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Hey, New Yorkers, checked out this Kickstarter campaign? ow.ly/dmkac #Stories cc Redeemer Pres NYC (inactive) Center for Faith & Work

Arguably, major donor fundraising by nonprofits is one of the few and still acceptable subversions to America's captivity to consumerism.