Scaling
Ready to Scale Fast? Are You Sure?
Unprepared for the human side of rapid expansion, organizations can get tripped up by foreseeable challenges.
Tag: Human Capital
Education
Teaching Values and Purpose for Social Change
It is time for universities to rethink how they deliver social impact education, prioritizing experiential and purpose-based training over start-up competitions.
Global Issues
Back to School
In Ethiopia, a foundation-led initiative uses accelerated learning techniques to give young people a second chance at an education.
Global Issues
The Gift of Time
Careful product design enabled Days for Girls to create a solution that empowers its users at a critical stage of their lives. Includes magazine extras.
Review
Social Entrepreneurship
The Insight of Outsiders
In many cases, the people who can change an organization are those who don’t “fit in” there.
Review
Social Entrepreneurship
Lending Out Wisdom
A memoir by the founder of Kiva highlights the passion that marks the life of a social entrepreneur.
Economic Development
Source of Opportunity
Sama Group, a social enterprise that connects disadvantaged people with digital work, is expanding its reach to the United States.
Economic Development
Lifting Up Day Labor
A social enterprise called In Every Story brings better pay—and a spirit of empathy—to a highly marginalized workforce.
Nonprofit Management
What Holds Women Back?
In the nonprofit sector, occupational segregation can adversely affect women’s chances of moving into managerial positions.