Nonprofits
Tongue-Tied at the Top
While boards sat in silence, executives milked American University and the Smithsonian.
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Nonprofits
Generation Y and the Perils of Milli Vanilli Leadership
Generation Y leaders benefit from acting their age.
Nonprofits
You’re Never Too Young to Change the World
High school kids restore faith in the next generation of social change.
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Panel Discussion - Skoll World Forum: Replication and Scale
How can an innovative player in social entrepreneurship enable her exciting new idea to fulfill her dream of changing the world? This panel discussion of successful innovators examines the challenges of replicating and scaling ideas into massive realities of social change. Experts share their varied experience in identifying the important considerations that can grow a successful neighborhood social program into a global social venture.
Nonprofits
From Entry-Level to Leadership: How to Join a Nonprofit Board of Directors
Board experience proves invaluable to leadership development.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Podcast
James A. Joseph - Leadership in the Second Half of Life
Former U.S. Ambassador to South Africa, James Joseph believes we must support those over 50 launching new careers later in life so they may continue to make significant contributions to society. In this audio lecture recorded at the Encore Career Summit, sponsored by the Center for Social Innovation at Stanford, Joseph reflects on what it takes to be a great leader in the second half of life. Using Nelson Mandela as a prototype, he reflects on how skills such as the ability to work with one's enemies are critical elements of the mature leader.
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Social Innovations
The Double Standard
Uncharitable: How Restraints on Nonprofits Undermine Their Potential by Dan Pallotta
Nonprofits
Social Entrepreneurs Take the Leads
Skoll and Sundance hope documentary films prove powerful in making social change.