Organizational Development
Talent: The Key to Developing the Social Sector in China
Many organizations in China are aging without reaching their potential for impact because they lack needed talent, but there are ways to overcome this challenge.
Tag: Human Capital
IMPACT INDIA
NGO Leadership Development in India: From Pioneer-Founders to Homegrown Leaders
As the trailblazers who built India’s nonprofit sector begin to step aside, a new study shows that NGOs face a significant gap in next-generation leadership. There are barriers to bridging this gap and building blocks to surmount them, but progress depends on founders and funders viewing leadership development as mission critical.
Government
Hiring Incentives Won’t Solve America’s Talent Problem
Policymakers need new interventions to help companies change the way they source talent.
Civic Engagement
The Promise of Skills-Based Volunteering
One of the fastest-growing corporate citizenship programs is skills-based volunteering—in which a team of corporate employees works for an extended period of time to help a nonprofit solve a complex operational problem.
Business
The Next Sustainability Frontier: Gender Equity as a Business Imperative
Corporate environmental sustainability initiatives can provide a roadmap for companies seeking to empower women.
Nonprofits & NGOs
A Teachable Moment from the LGBTQ Movement for the Nonprofit Sector
Understanding the intersections between racism and anti-LGBTQ bias is an important next step not only for the LGBTQ movement, but for the nonprofit sector overall.
Design Thinking
Design Thinking as a Turnaround Tool
Changing an organization’s vision and culture takes a long time and tremendous commitment, but design thinking can help lead the way.
Education
Why Matchmaking in Youth Employment Programs in Middle East North Africa Aren’t Working
Insights from 10 years working on youth employment program matchmaking.
Leadership
Rethinking Alumni Programs for Greater Impact
Five common weaknesses of alumni programs and what the organizations running them can do better.
Cities
Inclusive Prosperity in an Age of Local Action
Communities cannot and should not wait for external forces to bridge local opportunity divides.