Review: Living, Leading, and the American Dream
Collection of essays by nonprofit leader John Gardner.
Leadership - Articles
Innovative ways to develop strong leadership capabilities (more)
Podcast
Tom Tierney - Nonprofit Management and the Leadership Deficit
One of the biggest challenges in nonprofit management is hiring and retaining talented executive leaders. In this conversation with Stanford Social Innovation Review managing editor Eric Nee, Thomas Tierney shares findings from the Bridgespan Group's study on the "leadership deficit." Tierney talks about how this crisis is affecting nonprofits, and what organizations can do to address the problem.
15 Minutes with Kevin Johnson
SSIR Academic Editor Jim Phills sat down with former NBA superstar Kevin Johnson to discuss how he's revitalizing his old inner-city neighborhood.
Luck of the Draw
Grantees of foundations have little control over which program officer takes their case. Yet program officers make or break grantees’ experiences with foundations. To trigger social change, foundations must give program officers better training, clearer expectations, and regular performance feedback.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
Review: The Business of Changing the World
Twenty Great Leaders on Strategic Corporate Philanthropy.
No Substitute for Experience
When hiring executives, many nonprofits should seek marketing expertise.
The Crown Weighs Heavily on the Eyelids
Why the powerful have a hard time taking other people’s perspectives.
Government by Numbers
How CitiStat’s hard data and straight talk saved Baltimore.
Networks for Good Works
Successful social innovators nurture close ties between members and infuse their networks with a common set of values.