New Skills for the New Social Economy
What is a “social economy” and how is it affecting leaders in nonprofit management?
Creating Forces for Good in Nonprofit Management
A look at successful strategies of high-impact nonprofits, and how small and local nonprofits can leverage them.
Network Mindsets in Nonprofit Management
Social media guru Beth Kanter discusses how nonprofits can utilize their professional networks to develop a “network mindset.”
Solar Power in a Suitcase
In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about their effort to combat this issue worldwide. WE CARE stands for Women’s Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity.
Leveraging Online Collaboration
What happens when you leverage the power of internet volunteerism in much the same way as Wikipedia, but with the intention of translating and subtitling videos?
Partnering for Scale and Impact
How can partnerships help the nonprofit sector navigate legislative hurdles, new leadership, and antiquated business models?
Leadership Trends of the 21st Century
The CEOs of three nonprofit organizations reflect upon the speed and tact with which they must adapt their strategies and directions in a new century.
Ending the Nonprofit Starvation Cycle
Why are so many nonprofits in a perpetual starvation cycle? How capacity building and systems are crucial nonprofit building points.
Leadership in an Uncertain World
Challenges nonprofit professionals face in an increasingly fast-paced, demanding world.
Nonprofit Management: The Art of Organizing Volunteers
How to maintain membership lists without a lot of operations money: Whitcanack on BigTent.
Applying Design Thinking to Healthcare
CEO Joel Sadler about the company’s initial product,an artificial knee joint that is dramatically changing the lives of amputees in developing countries
Firm Stereotypes Matter
Marketing professor Jennifer Aaker shows how stereotypes can be reframed to influence consumer behavior for nonprofits.
Robert Sutton - Building a Civilized Workplace
How do you spot an asshole in the workplace—or figure out whether you might be one? Robert Sutton, author of the best-selling book, The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, provides a sure-fire test and offers tips for keeping your "inner jerk" from rearing its ugly head on the job. Drawing on serious research and analysis, Sutton shows his Stanford 2007 Nonprofit Management Institute audience how managers can eliminate mean-spirited and unproductive behavior.