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Measuring Social Impact Can Help Foster a Stronger European Social Economy
Social enterprises and nonprofit organizations need to change the way they measure the impact of their work and become learning organizations, able to influence public policy.
Investing in AI for Good
A new framework for identifying the biggest AI opportunities for social impact, and three areas primed for investment.
The Concrete Ceiling
Despite increased dialogue around racial and gender bias and discrimination, women of color struggle to advance in their careers due to the rigidity of unjust systems.
The Power of Multigenerational Teams in the Social Sector
How second careers for older adults can help nonprofit workplaces age-integrate and benefit from multigenerational mentoring.
Finding the Right Messenger for Your Message
Trusted messengers are important to the success of any advocacy campaign. Here are eight archetypes and four audience contexts to help organizers find the right ones.
Measuring Transformational Impact in Human Rights Advocacy
While traditional scientific methods are not well suited for assessing advocacy, evaluation is necessary for making informed decisions about what meaningful and realistic outcomes to seek from human rights advocacy.
The Social Economy and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Why the social economy needs to step up and shape technological development to address social needs, and five strategies to get there.
Dignity Is the Bedrock for Workplace Belonging
A new framework identifies racial harms and other forms of discrimination in order to create work environments where everyone feels they belong. Part of an in-depth series that explains how racism operates within organizations.
Philanthropy’s Problem With Single-Issue Solutions
Why more funders need to address multiple issues simultaneously, and what the only US foundation currently funding intergenerational programs has learned from the approach.