Essentials of Social Innovation
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
In order to foster true collaboration in the social sector, there must be a real exchange of resources between organizations.
A conversation with Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor about building cohesion across differences and organizing transformative social movements.
An excerpt from Making Work Matter on developing impactful leadership
Every social system has its own unique and self-reinforcing characteristics, practices, and vocabularies. Learning to span these boundaries is a prerequisite for any significant change effort.
In a fragmented impact ecosystem, ed-tech needs collaboration to prioritize education over technology.
In an “ecosystem” approach, different theories of change reinforce and strengthen each other.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
Business leaders play vital roles in the nonprofit sector – as board members, donors, partners, and even executives. Yet all too often they underestimate the unique challenges of managing nonprofit organizations.
The deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society's most intractable problems require someone who catalyzes collective leadership.