Scaling
Scaling and Innovation
If an organization doesn't know how to learn or scale, innovation isn't the answer to its struggles.
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Unleashing Charitable Impact by and for Women
Giving with a gender lens: a conversation on women's giving and the implications for philanthropy with Andrea Pactor of the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy; Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz of the Charles Schwab Foundation and Schwab Charitable; and Michael Voss, publisher of SSIR. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
Philanthropy & Funding
Addressing Equity and Social Change Through Corporate and Individual Philanthropy
Give big, give now, give smart, and give to address inequity: a conversation on making the most of your generosity with Jeff Raikes, cofounder of the Raikes Foundation; Fred Kaynor, vice president of business development and marketing at Schwab Charitable; and Michael Voss, publisher of SSIR. A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360.
Collaboration
Nonprofit and Government Collaborations Move at the ‘Speed of Trust’
A discussion between two California mayors on how the public sector and nonprofit leaders can work together in a time of anxiety and disruption.
Technology
Transforming Programs Through Predictive Analytics
A case study of how public higher education institutions are successfully using predictive tools to increase graduation rates and close the achievement and opportunity gaps between low-income and underrepresented minority students and their peers.
Technology
Building a More Ethical Blockchain
Blockchain can help with everything from refugees' identities to conflict diamonds, but it must be handled carefully to manage the values embedded within it.
Technology
Strengthening Data Capacity in the Social Sector
Scaling up data capacity requires champions at every level, be that a school district, state government, or national network.
Nonprofits & NGOs
A Hippocratic Oath for Our Digital Lives
The social sector has an opportunity to create digital spaces that give people a meaningful role in shaping a collective future.
Technology
Critical Skill for Nonprofits in the Digital Age: Technical Intuition
Not everyone needs to become a tech expert, but all activists and nonprofit leaders must develop skills to inquire about, decide on, and demand technological change.
Philanthropy & Funding
MacArthur Foundation Program Leader Reflects on Lessons From 100&Change Grant Competition
A conversation with Cecilia Conrad, managing director at the MacArthur Foundation, who leads 100&Change.
Philanthropy & Funding
Sesame Workshop, Winner of 100&Change Grant Competition, Discusses What’s Next
A conversation with MacArthur Foundation "big bet" winner Sesame Workshop.
Advocacy
Building a Communication Strategy for Diversity and Inclusion
Using insight from systems thinking and social, behavioral, and cognitive science, two communication experts describe how to craft stories and multimedia experiences that drive social change.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Getting Local: Collaborating With Communities of Color
Leaders working on issues including public health, human rights, and economic development discuss how nonprofits can do better by treating the people they’re trying to help as partners, not patients.
Philanthropy & Funding
Dismantling Invisible Barriers to Capital
Nonprofit and philanthropic leaders discuss tools and strategies to help address systemic barriers to investment, power, and voice in the sector.
Leadership
Navigating Double Jeopardy in the Social Sector
Four leaders discuss the racial and gender stereotypes that stymie black women and offer advice on how to create more inclusive work environments.