People often speak of the organizational culture of the fire service but seldom with such clarity and conviction as my friend Laura Baker, an assistant chief for Tucson (AZ) Fire. Laura has been in ...

On August 14, Donna Scheeder, president of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), welcomed 3,200 delegates from 137 countries to the 82nd IFLA World Library and ...

RAPS Collaborative Communities bring together regulatory professionals who share common interests, specialties, and challenges. These member-only topic-based forums create space for meaningful ...

Foundations of Collaborative Community Change (FC3) offers a strengths-based, grassroots approach to community change, bringing champions from public institutions, non-profit organizations, ...

UnitedHealthcare this week announced a community-based initiative called Community Catalyst that convenes a broad range of community stakeholders to identify and address specific healthcare needs of ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Natural disasters—including hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and ...

In her new book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, attorney Susan Cain pits two starkly different work styles against each other. On one side, we have the ...

A ward that spans parts of Chicago's West and Northwest sides went five months without a single murder earlier this year, and some parts of the city may hope to copy that success story. The 26th Ward ...

After 30 years of serving Boulder County and beyond, Longmont Community Justice Partnership is looking ahead to a brighter future. Longmont Community Justice Partnership is now BRITE Collaborative, a ...

The modern workplace is a battlefield. From the moment we enter our careers, we are conditioned to believe that success is a zero-sum game, won only by the sharpest elbow, the longest hours, and the ...