What Large, Unrestricted Gifts Do for Nonprofit Leaders
A study of MacKenzie Scott’s early giving reveals how transformational generous general operating support can be.
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Microfinance and the Backlash
An excerpt from the new edition of Small Loans, Big Dreams on microfinance since the Nobel.
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Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way!
An excerpt from Pathways to Action on how market-leading organizations must take the lead in accelerating change.
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Housing Justice and Systems Change Through a Funder Collaborative
Is the future of philanthropy a more collaborative one? The leaders of Funders for Housing and Opportunity share lessons to help the field learn—and evolve—in real time.
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Overcoming the Myth of Separateness
In the context of leadership, separation manifests as leadership by domination—those trying to achieve power over others rather than finding power with others.
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Prepared Leadership as Your Fourth Bottom Line
An excerpt from The Prepared Leader on the inevitable next crisis.
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The Power of Self-Renewal: Sustaining Your Impact as a Leader
For those at critical junctures on the leadership journey, these seven questions may help clarify your highest and best use.
The False Promise of Corporate Carbon Neutrality
“Net-zero” and “carbon-neutral” are prominent corporate climate pledges … that won’t come to anything.
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Seeking to Understand
An excerpt from Digital, Diverse, and Divided on building cultural intelligence to address polarization.
Nonprofit Leadership Lessons From Dr. Paul Farmer
On the hermeneutic of generosity, the iron cage of rationality, and accompaniment.