Why Social Impact Educators Should Disrupt Their Own Systems

By Dr. François Bonnici 3

Changing who and how universities teach social innovation offers unprecedented learning opportunities for students—and the potential to create greater social impact.

Five Myths that Perpetuate Burnout Across Nonprofits

By Ann-Sophie Morrissette 25

There is a pervasive fear in the nonprofit field that focusing inwardly—on our staff, our leadership, even our own salaries—will take away from achieving our organizational missions. That needs to change.

Benchmarking Individual Donors

By Heather Yandow 1

Why small nonprofits need to measure donor retention rates and build a strong fundraising plan.

Public Organizations, Private Meetings

By Caroline Fiennes 1

Given that all charities and charitable foundations exist to serve the public good, why do so few hold their meetings in public?

Living in the World of Both/And

By Adene Sacks & Heather McLeod Grant 1

How leaders are integrating both the network and organizational mindset into their pursuit of social impact.

What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean?

By Kris Putnam-Walkerly & Elizabeth Russell 17

A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.

Solutions

When Organizational Change Fails

By David La Piana 2

Targeted, internal initiatives can help advance strategic organizational change—but there is often a better approach.

Grantee Inclusion: A Step Towards Mutual Accountability?

By Justin Laing 4

Grantee inclusion is not sufficiently powerful to transform grantee-funder relationships, but it might present a vision for a sector that more evenly shares power.

Leadership

The Gift of Grantee Inclusion

By Eric Martin & Tara Hickey 3

Grantee inclusion requires learning, risk-taking, and letting go of cherished behaviors and ways of working to make progress.