Social Enterprise
The Innovator’s Tale of the Phoenix and Dragon
How social innovators can manage their organizations in a way that balances a linear, problem-fixing approach and a more exploratory, agile one.
Tag: Organizational Structure
Governance
An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance
Five lessons from a South Korean early-stage nonprofit on why establishing good governance from the beginning matters and how to adapt governance practices as an organization grows.
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10 Dangers to Collective Impact
A look at the worst practices in using the collective impact approach for social change and lessons on how to avoid them.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Nonprofit Mergers and Acquisitions: Not Just an Escape Plan
With careful planning and resource allocation, and a clear understanding of what it means to combine different organizational cultures and visions, mergers and acquisitions can be more than an escape plan, and instead help nonprofits preserve their mission and expand their impact.
Social Enterprise
For Social Business to Become the Norm, We Need to Build a Social Business Infrastructure
For social businesses to survive and thrive, we must change the broader business ecosystem's legal structures, sustainability metrics, accountability systems, and funding opportunities.
Social Enterprise
Cooperation and Hierarchy
Organizational hierarchy can make or break cooperatives, depending on its effect on the collective psychological ownership of members.