Education
Opening Up Educational Opportunities Through Network Leadership
How a network mindset can break down silos between public agencies and nonprofits to successfully promote equitable and accessible education.
Tag: Leadership
Innovative ways leaders can achieve organizational and societal goals
Civic Engagement
A Movement for Refugee Leadership
Philanthropy can invigorate our communities and our democracy by investing in refugee leadership and civic participation.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Best of 2021 Nonprofit Management Institute
Participants at this year’s NMI heard from nonprofit and business executives, noted academics, and prominent public-sector leaders about building a healthier future by creating personal, organizational, and societal well-being.
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Leadership
Leading in a Time of Crisis
Advice for nonprofit managers on playing the long game when the world turns upside down.
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Business
When the System Is at Risk, Cocreate to Win
The Six New Rules of Business offers a path forward for business leaders who aim to do good in the world.
Impact Investing
How to Begin Considering a Gender Lens Investing Strategy
Implementing a gender lens at an investment fund can be daunting. Start by assessing the gender diversity across four levels of your existing operations to reveal where change is most needed.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Moving Closer to the Problem and Closer to the Solution
Lessons learned when PIVOT shifted its center of gravity from the United States to Madagascar by letting go of the majority of its US-based team.
Leadership
Leadership Transition During a Pandemic
Even in uncertain times and with leadership in flux, nonprofits can recalibrate and make progress.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Spotting and Fixing Dysfunctional Nonprofit Boards
Micromanaging, rubber stamp, and Balkanized nonprofit boards of directors are more common than not, and turning them into high-functioning governing bodies requires being on the alert for six warning signs.
Leadership
Effective Change Requires Proximate Leaders
Leaders who arise from the communities and issues they serve have the experience, relationships, data, and knowledge that are essential for developing solutions with measurable and sustainable impact.