Turning Values into Action
To produce good outcomes, social entrepreneurs must learn how to articulate their values consistently and act on them.
To produce good outcomes, social entrepreneurs must learn how to articulate their values consistently and act on them.
Instead of the profit/nonprofit distinction, individuals should ask themselves: Who is the target beneficiary and what are the best products/services that can be provided?
We must not allow skin-deep, compliance-driven transparency to become an acceptable substitute for values-driven, culturally ingrained efforts.
With a much talked about leadership gap on the horizon, we need to support the developing group of new leaders.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Chairman of the House Committee on Education George Miller, address the NewSchools Summit 2010.
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
More nonprofits are managing their brands to create greater impact and organizational cohesion.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.