Environment
The New Economy of Nature
The authors describe a new approach to environmental conservation that takes market realities into account, rather than relying on philanthropy and altruism.
Review
Tag: Partnerships
Review
Nonprofit Management
Going Global
The leaders of international humanitarian organizations, such as CARE and Oxfam talk candidly about management strategy, organizational goals, advocacy, accountability, and partnerships.
Urban Development
The People’s IPO
Lower-income patrons of Market Creek Plaza can now invest in the shopping center.
Health
15 Minutes with Victoria Hale
MacArthur “genius” prize winner creates drugs for the developing world.
Social Innovations
Capitalizing on Convergence
Nonprofits and businesses are converging - in the value they create, the stakeholders they manage, the organizations they form, and the financial instruments they use.
Podcast
Collaboration
Panel Discussion - Fostering Effective Nonprofit-Corporate Relations
Nonprofits and corporations can achieve their goals by working together. In this panel discussion, 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp panelists describe the various forms of partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit organizations, their benefits, and their pitfalls. They talk about how to start and develop successful partnerships from the perspective of people who have sat on both sides of the table.
Podcast
Advocacy
Kevin Danaher - Get Out of Your Silos
To be effective, nonprofits cannot operate in isolation, but must engage with other organizations across the various sectors. Talking at the 2007 Nonprofit Boot Camp, Kevin Danaher delivers an energizing call for the next generation of leaders to make connections with business, government, nongovernmental organizations—and even the wisdom of nature itself in their quest to transform the world.
Health
Cultivating Cross-Sector Partnerships
An HIV organization in Botswana provides lessons in cooperation.
Podcast
Environment
Will Rogers - Environmental Conservation
An area the size of Connecticut is being developed every year. That's how fast nature is being lost to concrete in the world today. In this audio lecture recorded at Bridging the Gap, the Stanford 2005 Net Impact conference, Will Rogers discusses strategies for sustainable land use in a context where the boundaries that separate land conservation from public health, housing, economic development, transit, energy-use policies, and urban design are rapidly blurring.
Podcast
Collaboration
Nonprofit-Private Alliances - Bridging the Gap Panel
The corporate world is oftentimes approached for favors, but very few evolve into mutually beneficial alliances between nonprofits and private-sector companies. As described in this audio lecture, First Book's Kyle Zimmer and Disney executive Kathy Franklin explain what it takes to build a successful long-term strategic relationship.