Nonprofits & NGOs
How Some Nonprofits Build Sales Teams on a Budget
Start by realizing that a “build-it-and-they-will-come” mindset often fails to reach people in need.
Tag: Nonprofit Management
Governance
Filling Essential Gaps in Nonprofit Leadership
New research shows that most nonprofits fall short in important areas of performance. But stakeholders who operate at a systems level can do a lot to help solve this problem.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Plan a Meaningful Gathering
Four strategies for nonprofits and foundations that want to better align their meetings and conferences with their values.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Increasing Nonprofit Sector Effectiveness
Recommendations for nonprofit staff, board members, and philanthropists.
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Leadership
Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Not every nonprofit organization can do everything well. That’s one reason why every nonprofit must work relentlessly to achieve and retain its strategic focus—a commitment to doing what it does best.
IMPACT INDIA
The Radical Frugality Mind-set for Scaling Social Change
How successful Indian nonprofits reduce costs while extending impact, even when scarcity abounds.
Foundations
To Change the System, First Change the People
At the Bush Foundation, grantmakers use an analytical approach to identify the right people who can make a difference, and supply them with the tools, connections, and inspiration they need.
Scaling
From “Lean Start-Up” to “Lean Collaboration”
How to reframe government adoption of social innovations.
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.
