Resetting the Grantor-Grantee Relationship
Simple changes in mindset and behavior can break the cycle of strain and mistrust in grantor-grantee relationships.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals
An international roster of donors has dispersed billions of dollars since 2000 to address social issues targeted by the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Their efforts highlight four ways that big bets can achieve big social change.
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The Collective Impact of Suspending Suspensions
An excerpt of Twenty Years of Life: Why the Poor Die Earlier and How the Challenge Inequity
Management Education for Sustainable Development
As technology morphs businesses, markets, and economies, we must reimagine how we educate future managers—the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals provide a North Star.
Practical Ideas for Improving Equity and Inclusion at Nonprofits
The journey toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion has no fixed endpoint, but here are a few places to start.
Navigating Purpose and Collaboration in Social Impact Networks
Most models for developing networks for collaboration emphasize discovering or clarifying purpose as the first step. But purpose doesn’t always have to manifest in the form of a single vision or strategic plan shared among all participants.
How Experienced Practice Can Reform Management Education
Personal experience is central to the education and development of managers.
Civil Society and American Exceptionalism
American civil society has a history of and reputation for political independence—and alongside it, accountability, transparency, and governance. But these unique qualities are at risk.
Keeping Democracy Alive in Cities
Cities continue to be the place where citizens can engage most directly with government—especially when nonprofits are there to offer capacity, expertise, and reach.