Human Rights
How Colombia Faces Its Past
States that undergo a process of transitional justice are selective about the international norms they adopt. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
Tag: Conflict Resolution
Philanthropy & Funding
When White Philanthropy Funded Black Power
A 1970s partnership between wealthy white liberals and black activists illustrates the tensions of race and power in philanthropy. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
Technology
Streamlining Emergency Access
Safe Shelter Collaborative dramatically reduces the time that survivors of domestic violence and sex trafficking have to wait to secure safe accommodation. A Field Report from the Summer 2019 issue.
Organizational Development
The Upside of Conflict
Too many organizations ignore or avoid addressing internal conflict. A healthy perspective on disagreement can increase resilience and spur needed innovation.
Leadership
How to Create Better Nonprofit Executive Teams
Only 19 percent of nonprofit executive team members strongly agree that their teams focus on the right work. To improve the performance of these vital groups, leaders should ask five critical questions.
Leadership
Making Founder Successions Work
Nonprofits benefit when they carefully plan an extended role for founders who step down. Open access to this article is made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
Civic Engagement
Can We Sustain It?
How to transform the fervor of political resistance into a new era of civic engagement.
Collaboration
10 Things You Need to Build Clever Coalitions
How to make collaboration work in a world of complex systems and exponential change.
Design Thinking
Conflict Aid Goes “Lean”
Iterative design methods are essential to development work—even (or especially) in regions marked by war and violence.
Impact Investing
Investing in Communities Affected by Conflict and Crises
How the private sector, governments, and others can use impact investing to better support sustainable social change in humanitarian emergencies.