A table of contents for social change

This week I wrote a Table of Contents for The CivicMinded Companion, a dictionary for nonprofit and philanthropic professionals as well as everyday citizens. I hope The Companion will be a book that nonprofit executives can give to their Board members, young people will use to plan socially-meaningful careers, and Baby Boomers will read to learn how they can choose volunteerism or engaged philanthropy over retirement.

The book has four sections, each with two or three chapters. The opening section--Serving--will cover community service, service-learning and nonprofit essentials. The second section, on civic engagement, will inventory concepts like “public policy” and “transparency.” Section three, called One Nation/One Planet, will catalog the concerns that motivate, mobilize, and empower us, such as civil rights and environmental justice. The final section--Giving--is devoted to the philanthropic and business sectors, with special attention to new terms like social investing and venture philanthropy. At the end or along the way, I plan to include sidebars about historical and contemporary leaders for social change.

I know the Table of Contents will change as I write the book and I would appreciate hearing your suggestions.