Cities
Building an American Ownership Society
Neighborhood investment trusts can help create more inclusive economies in cities and restore the fabric of US democracy.
Tag: Faith-based Organizations
Leadership
How a Lack of Negative Criticism Can Make NGO Employees Feel Unsafe
When half of the staff at Leading Edge reported feeling a lack of psychological safety at work, the problem wasn’t bullying but the promotion of a workplace culture that only allowed positivity.
Leadership
Lessons From the Front Line for Nonprofit CEO Successions
Boards typically aren’t prepared to replace their chief executive. But new research shows this doesn’t have to be the case.
Civic Engagement
Coming Together Amid Difference
Racial and economic segregation hampers local civic action, but public schools can serve as a facilitator. A research report from the Summer 2019 issue.
Foundations
Diversifying Perspectives and Sharing Power at a Family Foundation
Bringing non-family members, people with diverse perspectives, and professional advisors into decision-making can help family foundations take greater risks and bolder action toward their missions.
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Government
Organizations for All
When the rights and benefits of formal organization became available to all, it unleashed a new social order and greater economic dynamism.
sponsored
Philanthropy on the Frontlines of Ferguson
The Deaconess Foundation seeks to shift public policy, mobilize community members, and strengthen advocacy efforts related to children and youth.
Human Rights
Belief-based Social Innovation: Gender-Lens’ Next Frontier
The gender-lens movement is beginning to fund culturally led efforts to transform underlying beliefs that systematically disempower females in the first place.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Harnessing Faith Leaders for Gender Justice
A new approach to fostering gender equality is changing faith leaders’ beliefs and behaviors in ways that improve life for entire communities.