Nonprofit Management
Getting Out from Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Why organizations need to build capacities to manage performance, and how they can develop a “theory of change” to do so—part one of a two-part series.
Tag: Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits
Lessons of an SSIR Blogger
A look back at government regulation, philanthropy, “social blank” movements, and third sector grit.
Government
Sequestering the Sector
With the threat of a sequester looming, the charitable sector risks being boxed in.
Philanthropy
Has Venture Philanthropy Passed Its Peak?
We keep searching for the next new thing—at the expense of the tried-and-true.
Nonprofit Management
Crafting Successful Influence Strategies: The Big Four
The second in a two-part series on how organizations can successfully influence change by eliminating blind spots that block progress.
Nonprofit Management
Want Influence? Eliminate Blind Spots
Part one of a two-part series on how to avoid blind spots and plan to use influence effectively to achieve social change.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Creating Forces for Good in Nonprofit Management
A look at successful strategies of high-impact nonprofits, and how small and local nonprofits can leverage them.
10th Anniversary Essays
Celebrating Ten Years
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
Nonprofits
Listening to Those Who Matter Most, the Beneficiaries
The views of those who benefit from social programs offer insight into a program’s effectiveness.
Nonprofit Management
Diversifying NGO Leadership
There was a time when the all the senior staff of international NGOs working in developing countries came from North America and Europe. That is changing.