Leadership
Building Leadership Agility at the ACLU
In the midst of an ongoing assault on civil rights, the ACLU’s Strategic Affiliate Initiative is helping a century-old organization grow to meet the moment.
Tag: Nonprofit Management
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.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions: Not Just an Escape Plan
With careful planning and resource allocation, and a clear understanding of what it means to combine different organizational cultures and visions, mergers and acquisitions can be more than an escape plan, and instead help nonprofits preserve their mission and expand their impact.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The Time Is Right for Organizational Learning
A look at how nonprofits and nonprofit workers in the United States changed during the COVID-19 pandemic—and how to navigate the new changes ahead.
Leadership
Locally Driven, Network-Supported Systems Change
Neither top-down nor bottom-up leadership is adequate for solving complex social challenges. We need to combine the strengths of both.
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Leadership
The Currency of Human Resources Is Trust
An excerpt from Leading for Justice on going beyond compliance and compensation in HR.
Philanthropy & Funding
How to Overhaul Grantmaking in India
Building better relationships between funders and nonprofits, and investing in capacity, will mean more resilient organizations and more impact.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Putting Participants at the Center of Managing and Leading Nonprofits
Participants are not simply the intended beneficiaries of nonprofit programs. Their organizational experience, in addition to their program experience, should guide nonprofit management to achieve more meaningful social impact.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofits in the Era of Stakeholder Capitalism
The growth of double bottom line and impact investing can give nonprofits new ways to raise funds and opportunities to grow their influence.
Leadership
Building Better Boards
Looking at a board through the lens of colonization can increase its effectiveness and improve board culture.