Nonprofit Management
Outrun the Recession
The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.
Tag: Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Management
Nonprofit Innovation Depends on Leadership
Project Hope represents a new business model in the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit Management
Does Generation Y Discriminate Against Baby Boomers? Or Is It the Other Way Around?
Addressing inter-generational tensions in the nonprofit work sphere.
Individual Giving
Research: Tiny Cues Trigger Altruism
A mere hint of affiliation is sufficient to increase helping.
Nonprofit Management
Open Organizations and Thoughts on Transparency
What role does transparency play in philanthropy?
Technology & Design
Causes: Causing a Stir for Social Impact
The dangers of letting technology, rather than the communities on the other end, lead.
Podcast
Collaboration
Heather McLeod Grant - Social Change With a Networked Mindset
Navigating social networks could well be the ultimate nonprofit management tactic. In this audio lecture recorded at the Nonprofit Management Institute, Heather McLeod Grant discusses how individuals and organizations are using networked approaches to promote social change efforts. She focuses on the work of the Monitor Institute, in particular, and offers tips on how to use social networks effectively.
Podcast
Philanthropy & Funding
Peter deCourcy Hero - Innovations in Philanthropy
Technologies such as mobile phones and computers are increasingly becoming tools for philanthropic giving. In this Stanford Center for Social Innovation audio lecture, former Community Foundation of Silicon Valley president Peter Hero discusses how global changes in philanthropy are providing opportunities in the online giving space. He considers how online giving can be made more robust, and how trends in this arena may allow for the strengthening of civic engagement around the world.
Podcast
Measurement & Evaluation
Jeff Mason - Improving Philanthropy Effectiveness
How do we know that the nonprofit organizations we support are actually effective? In this audio interview, host Sheela Sethuraman converses with Jeff Mason about his efforts, along with key organizational leaders, to develop an assessment tool that evaluates nonprofit management performances. Their work could become a major contribution to the world of philanthropy.
Podcast
Organizational Development
Premal Shah - A Wild Ride - Creating a New Marketplace
Kiva has created an online marketplace that allows ordinary citizens through responsible investing to help specific entrepreneurs around the world thrive with as little as $25. How did Kiva get the critical mass it needed to make its operations a go? How does it work with nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and lenders through the online format? In this talk, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Kiva President Premal Shah talks about how the organization got started, how it functions, and how it plans to grow.