Nonprofits
Recipe for Impact
Delivering nutritious school lunch fare on a large scale is the social mission—and the business model—of Revolution Foods.
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Tips for social change leaders (more)
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Five Lessons for New Philanthropists
Before tackling complex social problems, new philanthropists should consider what current philanthropists have learned about how to “hack.”
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Naming the Mindsets of Innovation
Social sector leaders can encourage innovation by fostering three productive mindsets.
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Why Fundraising in Rounds Works
Setting specific periods for reaching out to donors can help nonprofits stay focused on their goals and balance fundraising efforts with the work of the organization.
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Creating Health in the 21st Century
Five principles to guide how communities can develop new pathways to health, plus concrete steps toward contributing to a culture that values connections and relationships as much as treatments and health campaigns.
Health
Operating When You Can’t See the Full Picture
Three principles for solving complex, systemic problems like improving community health.
Collaboration
Cultivating and Sustaining Generative Teams
Four practices that can help people establish common intent; sense emerging needs and solutions; and collectively prototype, create, and evolve innovative health models and relationships.
Nonprofit Management
Four Learning Principles for the Social Sector
Creative solutions to common learning challenges that social innovators face.
Health
Emerging Tools for Community-Driven Evaluations
Eight tools for building inclusive, community programs to address health and other social issues.
Foundations
A “Watch-Out” for Private Foundations Offering Prizes
No-strings-attached prizes incentivize innovation, but private foundations need to structure them carefully to avoid prohibitive penalty taxes.