How to Build Nonprofit Talent Systems During Times of Rapid Growth
Four data-driven, inclusive human resource systems that can help quickly scaling nonprofits maintain their efficiency, values, and performance.
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Innovative ways nonprofits can increase their reach and social impact (more)
Buy to Build: Nonprofit M&A as an Impact Enhancer
Mergers among nonprofits don’t have to be distress-oriented deals of survival. Rather, M&A can offer some compelling opportunities that are unique to nonprofits.
When Launching a Collaboration, Keep It Agile
Tackling the world’s many problems does not require starting with large, ambitious proposals. Instead, we should begin with minimum viable consortia—small, agile initiatives that can learn and adapt as they grow.
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When Scaling Goes Wrong
John List’s The Voltage Effect offers advice for companies looking to hit it big, but does the endless pursuit of scale produce more harm than good?
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The Leading Edge of Collective Impact: Designing a Just and Fair Nation for All
Corporate, government, and civil society leaders can use the collective impact approach to address structural racism, restore communities, and design a multiracial democracy.
The Vertical Integration of Philanthropy
Why social impact organizations are acquiring mission-aligned nonprofits.
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Growing Locally and Deeply
Social enterprises do more for communities by eschewing the Silicon Valley model.
Making the Government Adoption of Social Innovations Work
How small and medium NGOs and social enterprises can help the public sector successfully adopt and scale their innovations.
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Small Is Big
An excerpt from The New Builders on balancing scale with innovation and the vital role played by small businesses.