Step aside, Stephen Covey. Kent Buse and Andrew M. Harmer have discovered seven new highly effective habits. And theirs may help rid the world of its more deadly diseases, rather than just upping people's productivity.
Recent neuroscience research confirms that people - and the brains they contain - view drug addicts as not quite human.
Most nonprofits don’t know how to lobby and, worse, think that it entails cutting shady deals with sleazy characters. Yet lobbying is nothing more than educating legislators – a right that our democracy guarantees. To make change, nonprofits must learn to lobby. And who knows? They may even learn to love it.
Why the powerful have a hard time taking other people’s perspectives.
An HIV organization in Botswana provides lessons in cooperation.
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
A rare study shows how earned income helps nonprofits –- and how it doesn’t.
TV spoils outlook on aging, but keeping a diary may lessen the damage.
How nonprofits can distinguish themselves from for-profits by using their unique brand attributes.
Homeless protests in the '80s were born not just of grievances, but also of greenbacks.
Getting the most out of some employees requires smart hiring, not bonuses.
Some social and educational programs inadvertently widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
How male managers’ patronizing behavior undercuts female subordinates’ performance.
Well-run organizations, not bleeding hearts, are the key to increasing organ donations.
Younger donors of color differ from their elders when making philanthropic choices.
