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Theory in Practice

Socially Conscious Organizations

By Lea Efird Traditional structures of nonprofits are the realities for most of these entities, but hybrid and for-profit structures are on the rise in the US and internationally and have also been successful. If a nonprofit reevaluated its accomplishments, goals, etc., would the 501(c)(3) model be most effective for it, versus new legal/financial possibilities?… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: Lea Efird, nonprofits, report, structure, UNC APPLES intern

Encouraging “Place-Rooted” Development: Notes from Stone Country

by Joseph O’Connell In the late 1970s, Bedford, Indiana began investing in the construction of a nine-story-tall pyramid. Made from locally-quarried limestone, the pyramid was intended as the centerpiece and chief attraction of a heritage park interpreting the local architectural stone industry. As a symbol, it would invite the comparison between Bedford’s achievements and those… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized

May Day – Tom Dula’s Hanging and the Ethics of the Documented

On this day in history – May 1, 1868 – Thomas C. Dula was hanged in Statesville, NC for the murder of Laura Foster. Dula (pronounced “Dooley”), the bloody murder, and subsequent trial became the infamous subjects of the “Ballad of Tom Dooley.” Much has been written over the years about the actual murder, the ballad, and… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: John Jeremiah Sulliven, Tom Dula

Storytelling Animals

by Joy Salyers, Executive Director On May 6th and 8th, I’ll be participating in the Raleigh performances of a national movement called Listen to Your Mother. 32 cities nationwide are hosting these live staged readings in honor of Mother’s Day, each directed, produced, and performed by local communities, for local communities. Last year was the… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: Listen to Your Mother, personal experience narrative, preaching, Storytelling

Pete Seeger’s lessons for we who sing, and we who stand nearby

(Pete Seeger at the Great Hudson River Revival, 2011)    (Post title comes from Seeger’s song, “To My Old Brown Earth”) Last Monday morning sometime after six, I heard the radio talking about Pete Seeger’s career and said aloud, “Oh, no.” Throughout the day and week I read many tributes and memorials in the news… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: activism, community-based development, environmental stewardship, folk music, Folk Revival, health, Pete Seeger, traditional culture

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