The Science Behind Compassion
Dr. James Doty highlights our "compassion deficit" and the need to recognize the societal and individual benefits of altruism.
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Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
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Starting a RYOT In Traditional News
Host Ned Breslin speaks with the RYOT founders about their plans to disrupt traditional media by allowing people to “Become the News.”
The Business Case for Investing in Talent
Every dollar invested in employee development yields more efficient and effective impact.
Nonprofits
Shifts in Thinking to Achieve Transformative Scale
We need to shift from a focus on production to impact, and leverage principles of platforms, networks, community, and co-creation.
Empowering Movements for Global Education Reform
Our experience challenges notions that quality scaling requires top-down, centralized approaches.
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Nonprofits
The Whole World In Our Hands
From the 2013 Nonprofit Management Institute, Kenyon explains how the intersection of mobile, social, and technology is changing nonprofits.
Nonprofit Management
To Reach Transformative Scale, Transform the Conversation
Scaling impact is much bigger than scaling an enterprise.
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Nonprofits
Achieve Great Things: The Art and Science of Aspirational Narrative
In his 2013 Nonprofit Management Institute talk, Doug Hattaway outlines the components of effective campaigns: an exciting goal, motivational language, and compelling call to action.
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SSIR x Bridgespan: Achieving Transformative Scale
Achieving Transformative Scale is an article series exploring pathways that social sector leaders around the world are pursuing to take solutions that work to a scale that truly transforms society.
Moving From Verbal to Visual Cause Marketing
Why nonprofit leaders need to improve their visual fluency—plus a crash course on how to do it.