Government
Fostering the Role of Anchor Institutions
A new report details how the federal government can facilitate partnerships between communities and anchor institutions to increase economic opportunity.
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Foundations
Leverage: Just Another Fancy Word?
If foundations are serious about leveraging resources for the greatest good, they need to hone every dimension of their own management.
Scaling
Q&A with Lois Loofbourrow
The founder of education nonprofit Breakthrough Collaborative shares her scaling wisdom.
Scaling
Q&A with Bob Giannino
The founder of uAspire shares lessons on successfully scaling a nonprofit.
Foundations
The Power of Diverse Leadership
One of the most powerful strategies funders can pursue is to invest in the leadership of those most affected by problems in their communities.
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Health
The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth
The Reciprocity Advantage: A New Way to Partner for Innovation and Growth offers lessons on using the competitive advantage of reciprocity to capitalize on partnerships and anticipate future disruptions.
Collaboration
Fostering Collaboration Through Common Language
Social change partners must understand the why before digging into the what.
Socially Responsible Business
A Case for Business Diversity
The co-operative enterprise model lets people own and operate the services they need to live, and supports overall economic stability and resilience.
Education
Investing in “Teacher Town, USA”
A group of local donors has set out to transform the teaching profession in Memphis, Tennessee.
Nonprofit Management
Is Something Better than Nothing?
Mission-driven organizations would do well to remember that they become the company they keep, and to take care in choosing the right collaborators.