by Jim Dowling | Jan 22, 2014 | Economy, Education
Opinions abound on the issue of “Brain Drain” in Indiana and elsewhere. Brain Drain is the term given when college graduates move out of state taking their knowledge and skills with them. What drives it, what can be done about it, and how do we compare to other peer...
by Jim Dowling | Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
This year, social media astonished us yet again with its sheer power and unbelievable reach. While there are many nonprofits that achieved tremendous success on social media this year, there are several others who are still struggling to get it right. We all know that...
by Jim Dowling | Nov 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
The 18th annual Spirit & Place Festival, a long-time project of The Polis Center, explored the 2013 theme of Risk through 30 community programs that toed the line between safety and danger, ease and discomfort, and security and uncertainty. For example, the...
by Jim Dowling | Oct 30, 2013 | Children & Families, Education
The topic of charter schools is often controversial. Consider this. The percent of students in the Indianapolis Public School Corporation enrolled in charter schools 5 years ago was 12.4%. In 2013 it increased to 20.8%. That’s a 67% increase! But IPS’s increase in...
by Jim Dowling | Oct 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
At the end of this year’s Governor’s Conference on Service and Nonprofit Capacity Building, we gave each attendee a blank sheet of paper and asked them to complete the following sentence. When I leave this conference, I will _____________. The responses range...
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