Local Forces for Good
The authors of the influential book Forces for Good examine how their framework for creating high-impact nonprofits applies to local and smaller organizations.
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Assessing One’s Own Performance
What the Irvine Foundation has learned over the past six years about performance assessment.
The Clarion Call for Character
As leaders, the only pretension we cannot tolerate is that we are powerless to change what we see around us.
From Charitable Giving to Strategic Investing
Foundations are shifting the conversation about their work and impact.
Titanic Solutions for a Sinking World
Four concrete lessons for social innovators.
Finding the Right Measurement Director
New research reveals that most organizations prioritize the wrong skills in their search for a measurement director.
Flexible Funding and Leadership Training Lead to Greater Community Impact
A successful grant program gives nonprofit leaders space and time to strategize.
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Rippling
Rippling outlines five principles used by social entrepreneurs to spread innovation.
Leading in a Hyperconnected World
Three reasons to change how your organization communicates.
Social Entrepreneurs Must Stop Throwing Starfish
Too often we engage in linear, simplistic solutions, when lasting change requires collaborative efforts.