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The Hard Work of Hope
An excerpt from From Generosity to Justice on the spectrum from comforting the afflicted to afflicting the comfortable.
Leading Together for Systems Change
Social change requires a deep understanding of how people and systems interact, and of how to tap into the powerful effects of people leading together.
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When Black Women Walk, Things Change
An excerpt from America’s Path Forward on prioritizing the joy and health and proximate leadership of Black women.
Grounding Leadership in Community Wisdom
To advance equity, leadership programs must affirm, center, and strengthen the collective skills, knowledge, and aspirations of communities.
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The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
What Business Execs Don’t Know—but Should—About Nonprofits
Business leaders play vital roles in the nonprofit sector – as board members, donors, partners, and even executives. Yet all too often they underestimate the unique challenges of managing nonprofit organizations.
The Dawn of System Leadership
The deep changes necessary to accelerate progress against society's most intractable problems require someone who catalyzes collective leadership.