A discussion between two California mayors on how the public sector and nonprofit leaders can work together in a time of anxiety and disruption.
A commitment is only a start. After that, it takes strategy, performance management, data, planning, investment, and a relentless desire to improve.
System work is not about solutions; it’s about discovering and steering local pathways for change at a pace appropriate for our ability to learn and for what local communities can enact and absorb. A feature story from the Winter 2020 issue.
How organizations can create a culture that supports innovation, regardless of their size or complexity. The fourth of five articles in Humanitarian Innovation in Action, a series on innovation as a tool for change within complex institutions.
By bringing diversity and inclusion to the forefront, even the most traditional organizations can enhance the design and implementation of social solutions. The second of five articles in Humanitarian Innovation in Action, a series on innovation as a tool for change within complex institutions.
At SSIR’s 2019 Nonprofit Management Institute, presenters and participants addressed the economic and emotional anxieties facing civil society leaders and shared advice for moving forward with confidence.
Nine supporting activities that can help make collective impact approaches to social change more nuanced and rigorous.
Social-impact reports using language imported from business, finance, accounting, and corporate human resources cause nonprofit employees to feel estranged from their own values and the purported values of their organizations. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
Nonprofits that wish to integrate revenue-generating activities into their operations must think strategically about who will benefit from them and how they will further their social mission. A feature story from the Fall 2019 issue.
Machine learning is neither a panacea nor as technically daunting as some believe. When it comes to global development, the key is to ask the right questions, and then see if and how it can help.
