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It’s always a happy time for me when the new ChangeThis Manifestos are released. As a blogger interested in change, I’ve really started to look forward to seeing what authors they attract and the wisdom they have to share. This month’s releases include two manifestos that I really enjoyed.

Patricia Martin’s RenGen Manifesto makes some provocative assertions about our times. According to Martin, the world is on the cusp of a new type of Renaissance. The original Renaissance came at a time of great political turmoil and a questioning of society’s fundamental values. (Sound familiar?) It gave us the Protestant Reformation, great art and the birth of the modern university. I wonder what the next century has in store?

On a more prosaic level, Leslie Crutchfield and Heather McLeod bring us Change the Way You Change the World, which is a topic near and dear to my heart. Crutchfield and McLeod challenge nonprofits and NGOs to move beyond building mere programs, to creating movements. They argue that real social change comes through fundamental shifts in society - something that can’t happen just by giving out a meal or building a house. I couldn’t agree more.