Micro-multinationals Rising

By Marcia Stepanek

Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.

Podcast

James D. Wolfensohn - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World

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Shared Services Alliances: Part 1

By Jean Butzen

Creating back office alliances—an interview with John Weiser, a principal with the nonprofit technical assistance organization Opportunities Exchange.

Why Personal Branding Is the Most Effective Career Tool for Young Professionals

By Rosetta Thurman 1

Why it’s important for young professionals to consider personal branding an essential part of their professional development.

11 Reasons Why New College Grads Should Pursue Nonprofit Careers

By Rosetta Thurman 6

For those interested in social innovation but who aren't sure what they want to do next.

How Our Tools Define “Community”

By Amy Sample Ward

Many of the tools in the social technology for social impact sector require us to operate a traditional hierarchy and distribution of responsibility, instead of distributing responsibility, and developing in an agile, organic way.

Youth Savings: A Springboard to a Better Future

By Reeta Roy

Savings could be the doorway to a more inclusive financial system for young people.

Catalytic Philanthropy Forces Collaboration in Leadership

By Jenna Nicholas 2

A look at leadership in the social sector.

No More Master’s Degrees and Reverse Mentoring

By Rosetta Thurman 3

Rethinking leadership—a few sources of advice.

Podcast

Peter deCourcy Hero - Beyond 2009: Emerging Trends in Philanthropy

How are nonprofit management leaders, foundations, and individuals dealing with the new economic realities?  In this audio lecture, Peter Hero, with his wealth of experience in nonprofit management and foundations, shares his reflections on the downturn, how the nonprofit sector has been impacted, and the response from donors and foundations. These lessons in nonprofit management guide leaders to think more deeply when times are tough, with the optimism that we will all come out stronger.