More than half of the 50 senior sages say there is no personal sacrifice in their civic engagements. For them, the benefits far out-weigh personal costs.

While emerging sage leaders identify with all five motivations, most senior sages are chiefly motivated by altruism and self-interest—and a few by power.

In this fourth issue we investigate both the motivations associated with civic engagement for these men and women and the sacrifices being made by them on behalf of this engagement.

Emerging sage leaders tend to be motivated in one of five ways to become civically engaged.