Excellent piece. The politicization of our sector not only diminished the public’s perception of our competence but it directly inhibited our ability to achieve our missions.
Politicization comes with ideological purity tests and dogmas which hinder innovation. In my field of supportive housing, providers are reluctant to even talk about any supportive service intervention that is remotely involuntary. Such strategies have been deemed right-coded, and as such are reflexively characterized as “carceral”— even interventions like AOT which have strong evidence and zero threat of incarceration. This bias has limited our capacity to create program models that meet the needs of people who refuse services because of the severity of their mental health or substance use disorder disabilities.
Politicization, especially in our polarized environment, is antithetical to the ideological diversity and intellectual rigor that social policy demands. It’s not enough to just temper our messaging to persuade the public. We need to cultivate a commitment to intellectual humility and innovation.
We need a full fledged crack down on non profits. They should be actual charities, doing actual, measurable good works. Anything else is a business that shouldn’t have tax exempt status. Here in Oregon theOregon Food Bank has leveraged their brand - and now I would argue solicits funds under false pretenses- to be an all encompassing leftist campaign machine. Shut them all down.
Can we see into our future? Can we imagine making it better? This will be the great test ahead in American politics, to get people to concentrate their thinking - even for a moment - on THE LONG- TERM FUTURE, in addition to the midterms and 2028 elections. The future is our descendants: our children, grandchildren (I have both) and great grandchildren. What if we could take out an insurance policy that - for only $12 annually - would improve THEIR lives? That's exactly what am doing at EthicalGovtNow.org. Visit. Evaluate. Join me on a voyage to become our national citizen's lobby in Washington and together we'll change America for the better within 15-30 years.
Excellent piece. The politicization of our sector not only diminished the public’s perception of our competence but it directly inhibited our ability to achieve our missions.
Politicization comes with ideological purity tests and dogmas which hinder innovation. In my field of supportive housing, providers are reluctant to even talk about any supportive service intervention that is remotely involuntary. Such strategies have been deemed right-coded, and as such are reflexively characterized as “carceral”— even interventions like AOT which have strong evidence and zero threat of incarceration. This bias has limited our capacity to create program models that meet the needs of people who refuse services because of the severity of their mental health or substance use disorder disabilities.
Politicization, especially in our polarized environment, is antithetical to the ideological diversity and intellectual rigor that social policy demands. It’s not enough to just temper our messaging to persuade the public. We need to cultivate a commitment to intellectual humility and innovation.
We need a full fledged crack down on non profits. They should be actual charities, doing actual, measurable good works. Anything else is a business that shouldn’t have tax exempt status. Here in Oregon theOregon Food Bank has leveraged their brand - and now I would argue solicits funds under false pretenses- to be an all encompassing leftist campaign machine. Shut them all down.
Can we see into our future? Can we imagine making it better? This will be the great test ahead in American politics, to get people to concentrate their thinking - even for a moment - on THE LONG- TERM FUTURE, in addition to the midterms and 2028 elections. The future is our descendants: our children, grandchildren (I have both) and great grandchildren. What if we could take out an insurance policy that - for only $12 annually - would improve THEIR lives? That's exactly what am doing at EthicalGovtNow.org. Visit. Evaluate. Join me on a voyage to become our national citizen's lobby in Washington and together we'll change America for the better within 15-30 years.