Time to Define What a “Hub” Really Is

By Tuukka Toivonen & Nicolas Friederici 4

Clarifying four core features that hub organizations are widely assumed to share can help us grasp their limits and possibilities as innovation intermediaries.

Sending a Signal for Change

By Michael Simpson 1

Leading by example through individual and institutional commitments to fossil fuel divestment.

Foundations

Express Yourself

By Darren Walker & Alfred Ironside 2

The independence of foundations gives them the unique ability to communicate uncomfortable truths to entrenched power. When it comes to strategic communications, however, there are three things of which every foundation could do more.

Turning Empathy into Action

By Kate Hanisian & Shiloh Turner 4

How the nature of design thinking complements and strengthens collective impact frameworks.

Is Excel Making Your Nonprofit Mediocre?

By Curtis Chang 8

Nonprofits need to use more-sophisticated client- and program-tracking platforms to meet the expectations of today’s funders.

Advocacy

DIY PR

By Melissa Skolfield 9

How one organization took advantage of a major transition to move away from third-party vendors and build an in-house communications team.

Purpose as a Collective Practice

By Gabriela Gandel & Tatiana Glad 4

Building purpose-driven organizations through engaging the power of the collective.

Nonprofit Management

Developing Resilient Global Leaders

By Barbara Bush & Emily Moore 3

To create lifelong global leaders, organizations need to help young people practice resiliency, reflection, and vulnerability.

Relationship Advice for Cross-Sector Collaborators

By Dana O’Donovan & Shruti Sehra

When two organizations bond across sectoral lines, how do you keep the fire going?