Human Rights
When History Lessons Aren’t Enough
NGO Aktion Courage spurs students’ activist energy to promote antiracist programming across Germany.
Tag: Cross-sector Collaboration
Environment
Schools’ Most Untapped Resource
Green Schoolyards America connects ecological innovation with education, equity, and community engagement.
Social Services
The Difference Curve
Auticon aims to change society’s perception of people on the autism spectrum for the benefit of businesses and employees alike.
Collaboration
Elevating Community Authority in Collective Impact
To achieve greater equity, we must yield to the decision-making authority of the communities we seek to help.
Cities
Sustaining Collaborative Action
As more cross-sector collaborations gain traction, we must understand what it takes to keep them running over the long term and ensure that progress continues despite changes in leadership.
Security
New Weapons Against Nuclear Threats
The cross-sector collaborative N Square hopes to influence the cultural conversation and rekindle public awareness about the danger that nuclear weapons pose to humanity.
Collaboration
Worldly Strategy for the Global Climate
Progress in dealing with the problem of climate change will require that the institutions of government, business, and community work not in isolation from each other, let alone at cross-purposes, but by reinforcing each other’s efforts through consolidation.
Nonprofits & NGOs
When NGOs Confront Bureaucracy
An educational collaboration between a literacy program for public schools and the government of Punjab, India, struggles with accountability and political support.
Scaling
Why Proven Solutions Struggle to Scale Up
Many social innovations fail because they are unable to bridge the “stagnation chasm.” Here is a look at the resources, ecosystems, and skills needed to overcome it.
Collaboration
Learn Before You Leap: The Catalytic Power of a Learning Network
Why learning networks are one of the most effective ways to accelerate learning and strengthen coordination across the social sector.