Nonprofits
Four Ways to Innovate Your Nonprofit Career
Five ways nonprofit professionals can innovate and think differently about their careers.
Tag: Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits Face Moment of Truth
In light of the weakened economy, nonprofits need to refocus their efforts, take stock of their operations, make tough financial choices, and think big for investing in resources for the future.
Podcast
Food
Dipika Matthias - Social Enterprise to Solve Malnutrition
Malnutrition is a prime target for social enterprise efforts. In this audio interview with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman, Dipika Matthias talks about Ultra Rice, a technology developed by PATH in Seattle, which is being introduced to millions of families around the world with great health and productivity benefits. The project director talks about the genesis of the project, its progress so far, and where it is headed.
Foundations
Carrot and Stick Philanthropy
Funders engaging in "carrot and stick" philanthropy only escalate the problems faced by struggling nonprofits.
Measuring Social Impact
Hitting Reset on Outcomes
A new look into how the nonprofit sector can reset its approach to outcomes and management.
Fundraising
What Matters About Mobile
With advancements in mobile technology, new doors are being open for nonprofits to take advantage of.
Nonprofit Management
The Normative Problem with the Term ‘Next Generation’ Leaders
The ‘next generation’ moniker gives young people the sense that they have to wait before they can lead. But youth can be 'now generation' leaders.
Nonprofit Management
Give Permission to Peer Influence
By using permission and peer influence in the correct way, nonprofits and other leaders can grow and empower their communities.
Nonprofits
Third Sector Grit
From stories of "firmness of mind" to "unyielding courage," Third Sector Grit is the driving—but often unrecognized—force behind many nonprofits.
Podcast
Food
Paul Rice - Promoting Fair Trade as Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship may be the most promising avenue for solving global problems, says Paul Rice, CEO of TransFair USA. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Rice details his own work to establish Fair Trade. The movement has opened the U.S. market to more than 1.4 million small family farmers around the world who are now getting a fair price for their harvests and making dramatic gains in their living standards.