Media Publicity and the Voluntary Sector: The Case of Nonprofit Organizations in New York City

Media publicity is an important resource for contemporary voluntary associations, but very little is actually known about the resources and organizational characteristics that are most important for getting media attention. To address this question, we collected and analyzed data on the organizational attributes and news publicity of 739 nonprofit organizations in New York City. We find that an organization's income, paid staff, membership size, and library resources are significantly related to getting media publicity, whereas the number of chapter affiliations is inversely related to publicity. Association type is also a significant factor that influences an organization's ability to get publicity. We discuss the implications that these findings have for current debates about advocacy and civic engagement in the nonprofit sector.     

"新理学"中"理""气"范畴的问题与症结

在“新理学”的形上学系统中 ,冯友兰借助于逻辑方法和柏拉图主义的新实在论思想对程朱的“理”“气”范畴进行改造性的诠释 ,力图给中国哲学重设一个纯形式的本体论基础 ,但这一努力却造成了冯氏“理”本体中人性道德内涵的缺失 ,以及形上与形下两个世界的二元对立。     

马克思主义哲学课改革刍议

马克思主义哲学课改革应立足于以下几个方面 :完整准确地理解马克思主义哲学体系 ;与中国传统文化相结合 ,并汲取现代西方文化的有益成果 ;关注科学的最新成就和当代社会的发展 ,使大学生能真正地理解马克思主义哲学的科学内涵。     

南宋理学极盛的过程与原因试析

宋代理学到南宋孝宗、宁宗时期达到极盛 ,但无论从理学道统承传方面还是从社会政治条件方面看 ,孝宗之前的高宗朝实为理学发展的关键时期。理学由北宋时的民间之学发展到南宋时占主导地位的学派 ,活跃于高宗朝的程门弟子对二程学说的极力推展是一重要因素。同时 ,面对激烈的民族矛盾 ,高宗集团选择了主和派的妥协主张 ,并有意识地寻找与这一政策相适应的学术思想作为其理论根据 ,程系理学正是在这一现实政治需要中得到高宗集团的接纳、支持而逐渐繁荣兴盛起来。到孝宗朝 ,朱熹使理学形成庞大的思想体系 ,标志着中国古典哲学进入了一个新阶段。     

边远民族地区高校非专业大学英语教学环境的哲学分析

马克思主义哲学认为世界上一切事物和现象之间以及构成事物的诸要素之间存在着相互依赖、相互影响和相互作用。这种联系的观点同样适用于我国的大学英语教学。大学英语教学本身并不是孤立的,它的开展离不开一定的教学环境,教学环境是否有利于大学英语教学会直接影响大学英语的教学效果。改善和创设有利的校园环境和课堂环境是边远民族地区高校推进非专业大学英语教学改革、提高大学英语教学质量的重要途径。     

论西方政治哲学的理想社会观

本文以马克思主义理想社会观对西方政治哲学的理想社会观进行了评析,认为西方政治哲学的价值理性主义和人文主义是构建理想社会的政治思维,理想社会体现了智性主义和人文主义的政治传统,理想社会建构关注财产关系的安排,制度主义是西方政治哲学理想社会的生长点.     

边远少数民族地区高校非专业大学英语教学中的矛盾与冲突

运用哲学的观点来看边远少数民族地区高校的非专业大学英语教学,可以发现边远少数民族地区高校的非专业大学英语教学存在着一些共同问题:学生英语基础与教学要求之间的矛盾与冲突;教师信息供应与学生信息需求之间的矛盾与冲突;学生理论学习与实践之间的矛盾与冲突;传统教学手段与现代教学手段之间的矛盾与冲突;大班授课与语言学习规律之间的矛盾与冲突。     

关于马克思主义哲学中国化的几个问题

马克思主义哲学中国化，是一个具有重大理论价值和实践意义的课题。在新世纪开始不久的时候，认真回顾与审视20世纪马克思主义哲学中国化的历史进程，反思20世纪马克思主义哲学中国化的经验教训，评述当前马克思主义哲学中国化的前沿问题，展望21世纪马克思主义哲学中国化的发展前景，无疑是具有重要意义的。     

Trends in online media relations: Web-based corporate press rooms in leading international companies

An analysis of 120 corporate websites from Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Singapore, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States reveals, for the first time, international results about the implementation and use of virtual press rooms. This article shows the importance that large international companies attribute to Web-based media centers to achieve organizational objectives and to meet journalists’ demands for information and audiovisual resources. The study also shows, however, that most press rooms are far from being complete, efficient, easy-to-use, reliable and updated on a daily basis. In fact, there is not a single country from those analyzed that consistently stands out from the rest. In most of them, good results in certain areas coexist with significant shortcomings in others, resulting in some cases in poor press rooms that may not achieve the desired public relations objectives.     

Monitoring and evaluation of loveLife's AIDS prevention and advocacy activities in South Africa, 1999–2001

loveLife is the largest effort ever launched in South Africa to change adolescent sexual behaviour with the aim of reducing the rate of HIV infection among 15–20 year olds by 50%, reducing other STIs, and reducing the incidence of teenage pregnancy. loveLife combines high-powered media awareness and education, development of adolescent-friendly reproductive health services, and outreach and support programmes. The 5-year research and evaluation plan includes a multi-year comprehensive observational study, tracking change in a range of behavioural indicators and in sexual health outcomes. In its first 2 years, loveLife reached more than 4 million youth. Sixty-two percent of youth and 59% of their parents/guardians recognize the brand, while the vast majority of parents (97%) and youth (89%) exposed to loveLife, identified loveLife as being positive. Challenges in the next years are the continued roll out of the programme, and the development of institutional support and behaviour change.