The Hollow Prize for Leaders of Color
What looks like racial progress at many nonprofits can set up leaders of color to fail.
Governance - Articles
New ideas for building stronger, more engaged boards of directors and other governing bodies (more)
Building Community Governance for AI
How cooperatives and collectives can build the AI sector toward justice, equity, and shared prosperity
Inclusive Board Meetings
Diverse teams get better results, but it takes skill and thoughtfulness to make the most of diverse experience at a board table.
Generative AI Is All About the Money
What the social innovation community needs to understand about Silicon Valley’s current hype cycle.
Taking On Tech Governance
How prioritizing technological expertise on the board level can help nonprofits and social service organizations make the most of their resources and improve outcomes for the communities they support.
Learning From an Intergenerational Blowup Over Social Justice
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?
Do All AI Systems Need to Be Explainable?
“Explainable AI” can bridge the gap between AI outputs and human expertise, but a balance needs to be struck between explainability and performance.
Inside Oklahoma’s Innovation Rush
What two regions have learned about implementing an historic federal grant.
A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good
What’s the best way for small individual investors to generate returns and deliver impact? (Spoiler: It’s probably not an ESG fund.)
Strong Boards: An Antidote to Founder Syndrome
A strong leader’s assets can sometimes become organizational liabilities. But why? The problem might be within the structure of the organization itself.