“One of the great movements in my lifetime among educated people is the need to commit themselves to action. Most people are not satisfied with giving money; we also feel we need to work. That is why there is an enormous surge in the number of unpaid staff, volunteers. The needs are not going to go away. Business is not going to take up the slack, and government cannot.”

—  Peter F. Drucker

"New Priorities" Dancing Toward The Future, Context Institute http://www.context.org/, (1992)
1990s and later

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