Leadership

The Four Principles of a Breathing Organization

From Model Ts to tea, organizations devoted to human flourishing need to build the human architecture for their people to breathe.

Webinar

Transformative Technology That Unleashes Nonprofit Scale

Presented by Kathy Miu, Wendell Thomas, Kelli Rasmussen, and Irene Blanchard-Wu

Join Stanford Social Innovation Review for a complimentary 60-minute webinar brings together leaders from three nonprofits that have successfully completed major cloud technology projects. By the end of the session, you’ll better understand how to evaluate, scope, and implement cloud technology initiatives that could transform your own organization's effectiveness.

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The Pay-It-Forward Threshold

By Florentin Koch

What does it take for a nonprofit to grow without external support?

Teaching Disagreement Is Leadership Work

By Ahmmad Brown, Danielle Loevy & Robert Corbett

Why learning how to disagree well is important to professional development, and four areas where organizational leaders and staff can start.

Organizational Development

Autonomy, Culture, and the Voice of Silence

By Ritu Tripathi 1

Why silence, obligation, and dissent mean different things across cultures, and what leaders get wrong when they assume voice is universal.

Building Organizational Capacity for Constructive Conflict

By Jenny R. Yang & Rachel Godsil

Why compliance systems fall short, and how organizations can develop the skills and systems they need to effectively navigate and ultimately benefit from conflict.

Excerpt

Serious Play

By Gerald Zaltman

An excerpt from Dare to Think Differently on open-minded decision-making

Webinar

Work Smarter with AI: Balancing Automation, Augmentation, and Critical Thinking for Nonprofits

Presented by Beth Kanter

Research shows that over-reliance on AI weakens our cognitive abilities, yet resource-strapped nonprofits can't afford to ignore its potential. In this 90-minute webinar, Beth Kanter will guide you through the science of healthy versus unhealthy AI use, offering practical prompting techniques and frameworks. Walk away knowing exactly when to automate, when to augment, and when to use your own critical thinking skills.

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