A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 1
A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.
Nonprofits - Articles
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and NGOs be more effective (more)
Podcast
New Skills for the New Social Economy
What is a “social economy” and how is it affecting leaders in nonprofit management?
Ten Years of Performance Measurement
Five successes to celebrate, and five areas where we need to see more progress.
Persistent Poverty in a Smug Meritocracy
A response to Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk on nonprofit executives’ pay.
Steps to Successful Performance Management
Practical advice to help organizations implement results-focused performance management—part two of a two-part series.
Getting Out from Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Why organizations need to build capacities to manage performance, and how they can develop a “theory of change” to do so—part one of a two-part series.
Measuring Impact: Keep It Clear and Simple
How clearly defining measures, and keeping them simple and meaningful, has helped World Vision increase access to clean water.
Designing a “Cooler” Nonprofit Website
Three design principles for nonprofits looking to revamp their websites.
Lessons of an SSIR Blogger
A look back at government regulation, philanthropy, “social blank” movements, and third sector grit.
Stop Asking and Start Listening
Leadership and communication: what we can learn from not speaking.