Technology
Giving Your Genius: A New Approach to Corporate Philanthropy
When companies deploy the same processes they use to create commercial value to create philanthropic value, they can truly help charities achieve their social missions.
Tag: Organizational Learning
Design Thinking
Design Thinking as a Turnaround Tool
Changing an organization’s vision and culture takes a long time and tremendous commitment, but design thinking can help lead the way.
Technology
How Tech Can Maximize Social Impact
Five tips for nonprofits and entrepreneurs looking to scale social impact through technology.
Collaboration
Creative vs. Transactional Collaboration
Lessons from experiments in nonprofit innovation at 92Y.
Scaling
Unleashing Social Sector Creativity with Design
Making effective use of the creative power of design requires engaging entire organizations—from leadership to the front lines.
Measurement & Evaluation
Telling Your Data Story Well
An important part of telling your organization’s data story well is picking the right storytelling technique for your audience.
Organizational Development
Winning the Internet
How nonprofits can use the same tactics that helped Trump win the US presidency for outsized social impact.
Organizational Development
Creating Breakout Innovation
Nonprofits, community groups, and philanthropists are embracing cocreation as a way to engage a wider community in tackling pressing problems.
Scaling
“Blitzscaling” for Greater Good
Opportunities for nonprofits to dramatically scale don’t happen often, but when they do, fast-growing for-profits offer some valuable lessons.
Philanthropy & Funding
Bold Bets for Social Change
To lower the risk of big philanthropic bets, funders should start with smaller, bolder ones.