It’s Not About the Tea
By and large, the Central Asia Institute's supporters went for a feel-good story, didn’t do their homework, and didn’t ask the right questions with the Three Cups of Tea dust up.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
A Loss in the Nonprofit Battle Against “Modest, Passionate and Utterly Disorganized”
The recent expose by 60 Minutes and other organizations, which challenge the practices and experiences chronicled in "Three Cups of Tea," is potentially damaging to the nonprofit sector.
The Benefits of Building a Narrative Organization
The value of narrative in your organization extends well beyond telling stories in your annual report and newsletters.
If Nostradamus Was a Philanthropist
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation created a forecast for the health future of America’s most vulnerable populations over the next two decades.
Podcast
Environmental Sustainability and Development
Richard Morse, research associate at the Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development, discusses carbon offsets as a way to engage the developing world in climate change mitigation.
Republican Focus on Planned Parenthood: A 25-Year Trend of Partisan Action
In the excitement of the budget negotiations, a nonprofit organization was again thrust into the national spotlight.
Podcast
Promoting Philanthropy Through Collaboration
Founder of Taproot Aaron Hurst discusses how the organization started and how it creates its cross-sector collaboration.
Thinking Small
The problem with “changing the world” is that it probably involves invoking impossibly superficial means to address oversimplified problems.
Skoll 2011 Interviews: Daniel Franklin and Mark Kramer
There was an extraordinary amount of positivity, optimism, and collaboration at SWF. I interviewed two people who particularly believe in the power of collaboration.