An Antidote to Orthodoxy
A new book argues that “alien” thinking can drive social change.
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The Four Principles of Purpose-Driven Board Leadership
In the face of increasingly pressing systemic inequities, nonprofit boards must change the traditional ways they have worked and instead prioritize an organization's purpose, show respect for the ecosystem in which they operate, commit to equity, and recognize that power must be authorized by the people they're aiming to help.
Nonprofits Need to Change for Good, and the Moment Is Now
An incredibly challenging year has highlighted for nonprofits the value of authentically putting organizational egos aside, collaborating more deeply, and honestly considering mergers—and those practices need to continue.
Redesigning DEI
Decolonize Design offers an alternative framework grounded in belonging, dignity, and justice that seeks to abolish assimilation and promotes taking responsibility to challenge and confront racism and anti-Blackness head-on.
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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.