Routine Health Care in the Time of Ebola
An organization’s response to a wide-scale Ebola outbreak provides six lessons in sustainable impact for NGO leaders.
Governance - Articles
New ideas for building stronger, more engaged boards of directors and other governing bodies (more)
Solving Inequality Through Business that Benefits All
New research indicates that strong stakeholder orientation—when companies aim to benefit all parties that could be affected by its success or failure—could help solve inequality by providing competition at the base of the pyramid.
Helping the Oppressed Helps Us All: Insights From the 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute
At SSIR's 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute, civil society leaders shared insight and inspiration for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion during an era when divisiveness runs through much of the public discourse.
Management Education for Sustainable Development
As technology morphs businesses, markets, and economies, we must reimagine how we educate future managers—the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide a North Star.
Breaking Through the False Choice Between Mission and Liquidity
A look at three business structures that let social enterprises scale without sacrificing purpose.
Practical Ideas for Improving Equity and Inclusion at Nonprofits
The journey toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion has no fixed endpoint, but here are a few places to start.
Civil Society and American Exceptionalism
American civil society has a history of and reputation for political independence—and alongside it, accountability, transparency, and governance. But these unique qualities are at risk.
Finding More Investment Support for Gender-Diverse Founding Teams
Women co-run businesses are outperforming their male-only counterparts, but not enough investors are betting on them. Here’s what we can do to support representative entrepreneurial ecosystems and how an India-based investor is pointing the way.
Civil Society and the Foundations of Democratic Citizenship
Civil society can act directly to solve critical problems, but its indirect effect might be just as important: allowing individuals to participate, collaborate, and—in the process—develop into citizens capable of upholding democracy.
Governing NGOs: A Challenge in Four Acts
Many boards experience friction as the organizations they govern mature from small teams associated with passionate founders and funders to professional groups powered by best practices. To succeed, they must evolve alongside their NGO.