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Restoring Americans' Civic Spirit
'Bowling Alone' author sees key role for charities in renewing social tiesBy JENNIFER MOORE
Robert Putnam is trying to bring about a grand-scale nonprofit revival in America. The Harvard University professor says charities, associations, and foundations must seriously rethink their operations to focus on increasing the social ties that link people to one another -- what Mr. Putnam calls...