Diversity, Hierarchy, and Teamwork
Diverse teams function well only under the right leadership structure.
Diverse teams function well only under the right leadership structure.
Philanthropy focused on place helps leverage resources and empower communities. SSIR publisher Michael Voss speaks with Gina D. Dalma of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Peggy Davis of the Chicago Community Trust, and Chris Boyce of Schwab Charitable about what a place-based approach to philanthropy looks like. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
Two leaders from business and philanthropy share recommendations for building stronger internal teams and a cross-sector ecosystem focused on designing technology with the needs of the public in mind.
Developing technology in the public interest starts with inviting the knowledge and experiences of marginalized communities into the public discourse.
Why we need cross-sector physical, social, and digital assets to undergird next-gen technologies and how philanthropy can help fuel an equitable innovation ecosystem.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
Business leaders play vital roles in the nonprofit sector – as board members, donors, partners, and even executives. Yet all too often they underestimate the unique challenges of managing nonprofit organizations.
The deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society's most intractable problems require someone who catalyzes collective leadership.