The Power of Letting Go

By Dan Honig 3

New research explores when top-down control works best in international development work, and when organizations should let employees in the field navigate challenges by using their own judgment.

Time for a Three-Legged Measurement Stool

By Fay Twersky 3

Going beyond traditional monitoring and evaluation to focus on feedback can lead to new innovations in the social sector.

How a Janitor Put a Man on the Moon

By Chana R. Schoenberger

NASA motivated employees by making a connection between their everyday work and the agency’s loftiest goal.

Wielding Power with Community: Creating Pathways for Change and Transformation

By Linda S. Campbell

Finding viable solutions to social problems requires that we reconfigure the relationships between those who hold power over communities and those who are impacted by how that power is used.

An Operating Model to Make Social Innovation Stick

By Ann Mei Chang 3

The former chief innovation officer at USAID outlines a way for social sector organizations and funders to build innovation into their DNA.

Land Rights Pose Opportunities, Not Just Risks, to Companies and Social Justice

By Chris Jochnick 2

By focusing on four critical aspects of land rights, businesses can not only manage risks, but also do a great deal of global good while strengthening their bottom lines.

How to Create Better Nonprofit Executive Teams

By Libbie Landles-Cobb, Henry Barmeier & Kirk Kramer 1

Only 19 percent of nonprofit executive team members strongly agree that their teams focus on the right work. To improve the performance of these vital groups, leaders should ask five critical questions.

Wielding Philanthropic Leadership With, Not For

By Grant Oliphant 5

Being a courageous and ethical leader in philanthropy means learning to listen, and sharing our power by encouraging, empowering, and enabling others.

Helping the Oppressed Helps Us All: Insights From the 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute

By M. Amedeo Tumolillo & Eden Stiffman

At SSIR's 2018 Nonprofit Management Institute, civil society leaders shared insight and inspiration for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion during an era when divisiveness runs through much of the public discourse.

Management Education for Sustainable Development

By Jerry Davis 10

As technology morphs businesses, markets, and economies, we must reimagine how we educate future managers—the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide a North Star.