Reading List: Bridging Divides to Create Social Change
A list of articles for NMI attendees on finding common ground to address pressing social issues.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
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How (Not) to Scale a Nonprofit
Attempts to scale a successful, community-based nonprofit may have failed, but what the founder learned in the process is instructive for social entrepreneurs and philanthropists alike.
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Why the Social Sector Needs an Impact Registry
Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply report your program results and get them externally verified by a trusted third-party registry? It’s not as impossible as it sounds—in fact, we’re close.
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The Imaginary Crisis
An excerpt from Another World Is Possible on methods for improving our social imagination.
Combatting the Psychology of Bias
How our brains undermine long-term thinking, and what social impact organizations can do about it.
How to Build More Resilient Networks
Social impact networks inevitably face moments of existential crisis. But networks can prepare for them by asking the right questions.
Building a Culture of Belonging
Mosaic America fosters intercultural awareness and respect through its artistic programming.
Giving Time vs. Giving Money
Charitable donors prefer to give time instead of money because they feel they have more control over their donated time.
Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.
Evolving Trust-Based Philanthropy for Racial Justice
Who more than foundation leaders understand how a permanent asset like an endowment brings power? And yet, for most organizations we work with, we haven’t taken the strategic step to provide them with that power.