Articles P7040

Nonprofits

Preparing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders

By Rosetta Thurman 18

We should be focused on cultivating and developing the leaders we already have in the nonprofit sector, instead of trying to attract 640,000 new ones.

Nonprofits

Too Many Nonprofits

By Kelly Kleiman 1

An unresponsive political system has spurred the need for nonprofits.

The Responsibility Paradox

By Gerald F. Davis, Marina V.N. Whitman, & Mayer N. Zald 5

Multinational corporations are in a quandary: Stakeholders are imposing higher standards than ever, but businesses are confused about what their global social responsibilities actually are.

Condescending Coverage

By Alana Conner

Newspapers do a poor job of reporting on the nonprofit sector.

The Stingy Hour

By Alana Conner

Workers paid by the hour are less likely to volunteer than are salaried employees.

Failing Well

By Judith M. Gueron

Foundations need to make more of the right kinds of mistakes.

Destination Unknown

By Ellen Konar, Sheryl Sandberg, & Melissa Brown 2

Donors’ money isn’t going where they think it is.

Greening Supply Chains

By Alana Conner

When scarcity sets in, market forces can lead corporations to adopt green practices.

Evaluation Blues

By Laura Silverstein & Erin J. Maher 3

How accountability requirements hurt small, innovative programs the most.

15 Minutes with Thomas Vander Ark

By Eric Nee

SSIR Managing Editor Eric Nee spoke with the X Prize Foundation’s president, Thomas Vander Ark, about how prizes can stimulate social innovation.