Civil Society Confronts Authoritarianism
My experience in Erdoğan’s Turkey has taught me that NGOs need to avoid polarizing politics, focus on core values, and find allies to survive and thrive in closing societies.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
Bidding for Development Aid
For-profits and nonprofits play different roles in bidding for international development contracts.
Collaborating Is Hard Work
Cross-sector collaborations can break down when the interests, expectations, and power dynamics of the participants conflict.
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Rethinking Development Work
Practitioners and funders in global development need less idealism and more pragmatism, Adam D. Kiš argues in The Development Trap.
Rethinking Six Management Mantras for Better Innovation
A starting point for social sector leaders to develop their organizations’ innovation capacity.
Complexity Demands New Approaches to Work
Social sector organizations must consider whether their internal operating system is serving them, their clients, and their pursuit of social impact.
Tackling Digital Security Across Civil Society
Four steps civil society organizations and their funders can take to begin addressing digital risk.
Five Tips to Avoid a Scandal like Oxfam Great Britain’s
Why the internal operations of nonprofits and NGOs make or break their impact.
