How NGOs Can Work With Governments to Build Partnerships That Will Scale

By Sesso Christophe Gbeleou & Jennifer Schechter 1

Four lessons from Togo on scaling health care innovation through the public sector.

Leadership

Navigating Race and New Leadership in a Time of Upheaval

By Michelle Rhone-Collins 3

Leaders of color who succeed white founders face a unique set of challenges and bring new benefits, particularly in a time of widespread cultural and social crises. Part of an in-depth series on founder succession.

Seeding the Ground for Tri-Sector Alliances Before the Crisis Hits

By Nancy Rauch Douzinas 18

COVID-19 has forced business, government, and philanthropy to combine forces quickly to respond to community needs. Here are five principles for making organic, public-private alliances an ongoing force for change.

Education

How Higher Education Can Support Local Ecosystems of Innovation

By Alexander Kolokotronis & Onyeka Obiocha

Supporting innovation should not be a top-down approach premised on straitjacketing program designs.

How Tech Companies Can Advance Data Science for Social Good

By Nick Martin

With only 68 percent of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals being tracked by reliable data, technology companies can and must do more to help organizations achieve the potential of the data science for social good movement. Leaders in the field share four insights showing how.

How a Lack of Negative Criticism Can Make NGO Employees Feel Unsafe

By Gali Cooks 1

When half of the staff at Leading Edge reported feeling a lack of psychological safety at work, the problem wasn’t bullying but the promotion of a workplace culture that only allowed positivity.

Investing in Menstrual Health Is an Investment in Global Health

By Cristina Ljungberg & Sue Coates  1

Because it cuts across distinct sectors, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is a much more complex and difficult public health issue than many realize.

Leadership

Leadership Transition When a Founder’s Star Is on the Rise

By Amy Nelson

Three unique challenges facing successors who take over from ambitious founder-predecessors, and how to navigate them during the already difficult period of transition.

Leadership

Getting Past the Glorification of the Founder

By Laura Weidman Powers 1

A seamless CEO handoff requires that founders of social impact organizations balance their public image with their organization’s brand, while providing space for their teams to shine early on.