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Leadership
Unrealistic Dreams
An excerpt from Creative Hustle on transcending the limits that hold people back
Design Thinking
Convening by Design
Principles and tactics for creating strategic convenings that foster meaningful interaction and outcomes.
Leadership
The Cost of Saying Too Little
Managers often communicate less than they should, giving employees the impression that they lack empathy.
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Collaboration
10 Dangers to Collective Impact
A look at the worst practices in using the collective impact approach for social change and lessons on how to avoid them.
Philanthropy & Funding
4 Ways Funders Can Build Authentic Partnerships With Trans and Nonbinary Communities
Funders can exponentially grow the impact of trans movements by following the lead of trans advocates of color.
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The T-Rex and the Snowshoe Hare: What’s Next for Philanthropy in the 2020s
What an often-misunderstood part of Darwin’s theory of evolution can tell us about where philanthropy might be headed.
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What’s Next for Philanthropy
This article series, sponsored by the Monitor Institute by Deloitte, asks five important leaders a simple question: What’s next for philanthropy? Their answers are hopeful, honest, and insightful about the big shifts and emerging practices that are reshaping the field.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Tackling Moral Self-Licensing
An excerpt from Giving Now on applying a human rights framework to philanthropy
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofit Finances Now
A look at nonprofit finances in the United States—how they’ve changed, where they stand now, and what the field needs to consider in the coming years.
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Leveraging the Collective Power of Philanthropy
When funders collaborate, they can more effectively address the intersectional social and economic issues that affect housing stability and create a solid foundation for people’s health, wealth, and education.
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Energy
Time to Put the Fossil-Fuel Industry Into Hospice
If humanity is to survive the climate crisis, we must manage a just and orderly transition away from fossil fuels. The correct models for this resolution are triage, euthanasia, and hospice.
Open-access to this article made possible by University of Michigan.
Business
The False Promise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality
“Net-zero” and “carbon-neutral” are prominent corporate climate pledges … that won’t come to anything.
Human Rights
The Problem With Tables
In discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the table is frequently used as a symbol of inclusion. Whether by design or default, the table is accepted as a place to ameliorate issues of marginalization, exclusion, neglect, discrimination, and other harms.
Social Enterprise
The Social Impact Investment Mirage
It’s time for funders to get real about what social entrepreneurs need to succeed.
Impact Investing
ESG Is Not Impact Investing and Impact Investing Is Not ESG
Understanding these six important differences will both facilitate better conversations and help channel funds appropriately.