Talent: The Key to Developing the Social Sector in China
Many organizations in China are aging without reaching their potential for impact because they lack needed talent, but there are ways to overcome this challenge.
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NGO Leadership Development in India: From Pioneer-Founders to Homegrown Leaders
As the trailblazers who built India’s nonprofit sector begin to step aside, a new study shows that NGOs face a significant gap in next-generation leadership. There are barriers to bridging this gap and building blocks to surmount them, but progress depends on founders and funders viewing leadership development as mission critical.
How to Succeed on a Nonprofit Board
Dump your assumptions, and be curious.
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Stretching Toward Solutions
Although his advice could at times be more concrete, Kahane offers an effective critique of current approaches to collaboration and shows the need for a different way of working together.
Can Business Elites Save the “Africa Rising” Narrative?
Four strategies in particular may help Africa’s wealthiest businesspeople effect social change and drive economic growth.
Is Your Nonprofit Built for Sustained Innovation?
Six useful starting points for nonprofits that want to build their capacity to continuously innovate.
Social Innovation in 3-D
Innovators are T-shaped. Social innovators must be more.
Design Thinking as a Turnaround Tool
Changing an organization’s vision and culture takes a long time and tremendous commitment, but design thinking can help lead the way.
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Rules and Rituals: How to Drive Change
To achieve systems change, we must pay attention not just to formal procedures, but also to culture.
Rethinking Alumni Programs for Greater Impact
Five common weaknesses of alumni programs and what the organizations running them can do better.