How Simon Greer Became a Lover, Not a Fighter
An interview with Simon Greer before starting as president of the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
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If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?
Last year I had the opportunity of working with an NGO effort in Trinidad and Tobago to launch an organization that would build the capacity of NGOs.
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Leadership Trends of the 21st Century
The CEOs of three nonprofit organizations reflect upon the speed and tact with which they must adapt their strategies and directions in a new century.
How Leaders Encourage Innovation
Transformational leaders capitalize on the creativity that employees have.
The Missing Link in School Reform
American educators, policymakers, and philanthropists are overselling the role of the highly skilled individual teacher and undervaluing the benefits that come from teacher collaborations.
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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.