Leadership
Three Ways to Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Philanthropy
If funders want to improve DEI in their organizations, they need to re-define risk, emphasize trust, and reflect the communities they serve.
Tag: Human Capital
Business
The Cost of Financial Precarity
Anxiety about debt and financial stability can severely reduce the productivity and health of employees, which can hurt a company’s bottom line. Businesses, government, and philanthropic organizations should embrace the case for improving the financial well-being of workers.
Social Services
Empathy Through Service
Programs like Teach for America can help participants take on the perspectives of those they seek to help.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Poorer Neighborhood, Fewer Charities
Lower-income communities have stronger need for nonprofits but struggle to attract and sustain them.
Social Services
Incarceration and Unemployment
Being imprisoned hurts people’s prospects for employment by taking them out of the job market.
Economic Development
The New Era of Refugee Investing
How investment can unlock the potential of refugees and help propel economic development.
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.
Philanthropy & Funding
The Four Principles of Venture Funding
Whether someone is investing in a tech startup or a grassroots advocacy organization, the same rules of success apply. Open access to this article is made possible by American Jewish World Service.
Organizational Development
The Private Benefits of Corporate Social Incentives
Employees are willing to make sacrifices to participate in social-impact projects, partly because they see them as opportunities for career advancement.
Leadership
How a Janitor Put a Man on the Moon
NASA motivated employees by making a connection between their everyday work and the agency’s loftiest goal.