Articles: Nonprofit Management
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Creative Spaces
Five tips for designing workplaces that nurture great ideas. |
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
The Sound of One Trap Flapping
How the vocal few can skew perceptions of public opinion. |
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Worst Practices of a Social Entrepreneur
You can learn more from your mistakes than from your successes. Paul Schmitz, president and CEO of Public Allies, gives a sampling of classic foibles of not only social entrepreneurs, but leaders in general. |
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Harnessing Purity and Pragmatism
As the wall between the nonprofit and corporate worlds crumbles, many social change organizations are asking themselves: Do we stick to our activist guns, or do we cross the divide and work with business? Research suggests that social movements need both kinds of organizations to make the changes they seek. |
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Give a Little Respect
How nonprofits win the dedication of their volunteers. |
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| Fall 2007 | Nonprofit Management • Government |
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits [Free!]
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. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Putting Women in Their Place
Which woman is more likely to attract unpleasant sexual attention: the office sweetheart or the ambitious upstart? A new study by social psychologist Jennifer Berdahl points to the upstart. From her findings, Berdahl concludes that “men aren’t harassing women to get into their pants, but to put them down....” |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Unselling Meth
The Montana Meth Project’s graphic ads saturate TV, radio, billboards, and newspapers to portray the reality of methamphetamine use, in all its grit. Scabs and body sores are just the beginning. So far, the shock factor is working. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Crushing Corruption
To find out how best to stem corruption in development projects, a Harvard economist conducted a sophisticated experiment in 608 Javanese villages. His results challenge current wisdom: Send in the outside auditors, rather than rely on local monitors. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Stopping the Spread of Trauma
Many Iraq War veterans can’t shake the feeling of being constantly imperiled, and their therapists, in turn, may develop traumatic stress symptoms themselves. A new study tells how organizations can protect their frontline providers from psychic distress. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Money for a Song
The Public Radio Fund gives investors a chance to protect nonprofit airwaves. With its help, KTOO-FM in Juneau, Alaska, recently debuted a 24-hour news show and two locally-hosted Alaska-flavored music stations. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
Fair Trade Spanish
Michael Parker pays his new Spanish tutor $17 less than he paid his old teacher in Iowa. But his new teacher, Yesenia Mateu Grave, takes away double her normal fee. Thanks to Web conferencing, Mateu Grave teaches students around the world from her hometown in Antigua, Guatemala, via a site called Speak Shop, combining audio, video, and online chat for a classroom-like experience. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management |
The Merger Proposal
It’s summer. The wedding season is upon us, and many nonprofits are likewise feeling the urge to merge. But should nonprofits couple up, take the plunge, and get hitched? In this SSIR special, three articles explore whether, why, and how nonprofits should undertake mergers or other alliances. |
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| Summer 2007 | Economic Development • Nonprofit Management • Philanthropy & Responsible Investing |
Microfinance Misses Its Mark [Free!]
Despite the hoopla over microfinance, it doesn’t cure poverty. But stable jobs do. If societies are serious about helping the poorest of the poor, they should stop investing in microfinance and start supporting large, labor-intensive industries. |
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| Summer 2007 | Nonprofit Management | Review: Made to Stick | |
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