Nonprofits & NGOs
The Four Principles of a Breathing Organization
From Model Ts to tea, organizations devoted to human flourishing need to build the human architecture for their people to breathe.
Tag: Organizational Sustainability
Nonprofits & NGOs
Grant Writing Is Infrastructure
Grant writing is the bridge between vision and resources. Until funders invest in it, grassroots organizations will remain underfunded.
Organizational Development
Programmatic Asset Transfers as a Strategic Tool for Social Impact
Although often triggered by organizational stress, asset transfers should be seen not as a sign of organizational failure but as a valuable way to help both sides of the transfer achieve their goals. | Open access to this article made possible by The Sustained Collaboration Network
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The Work of Hospicing
We are called to nurture the wisdom and presence required to accompany endings with grace, trusting that from these transitions, new life will find its way into being.
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Stewarding Loss
Systemic transitions require paying attention to organizations and institutions that need to die—and to do the work of conscious closing with responsibility, kindness, and wisdom.
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Leadership
The Infinite Organization
An excerpt from The Viking Code on flourishing through collective spirit
Collaboration
Dynamic Strategies for Successful Health Collaboratives
Our research into 19 multistakeholder health efforts identified the crucial factors and leadership moves that together lead to success or failure.
Social Enterprise
Preserving Social Purpose Amid a Global Pandemic
Mexico’s Pixza began as a social inclusion vehicle for homeless adults through a pizza business. Its evolution demonstrates how social entrepreneurs can leverage purpose to sustain organizations through a crisis and to reengineer business models to foster greater impact.
Collaboration
When Launching a Collaboration, Keep It Agile
Tackling the world’s many problems does not require starting with large, ambitious proposals. Instead, we should begin with minimum viable consortia—small, agile initiatives that can learn and adapt as they grow.
Scaling
Efficacy Before Scale
To invest in and grow promising organizations and programs in a way that promotes efficacy prior to significant scaling and expansion, there are three pathways to follow: piloting, testing, and iterating.