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Nonprofit Management

How Leaders Encourage Innovation

Transformational leaders capitalize on the creativity that employees have.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2011
 
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Foundations

When the Big Bet Fails

The Northwest Area Foundation learns—and shares—hard lessons from a 10-year initiative.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2011
 

Intermediaries

Sharing Evaluations

Organizations that report on charities are increasingly collaborative.

By Suzie Boss | Fall 2011
 
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Health

Government 2.0

Thanks to Todd Park, a federal agency has discovered that health care organizations can think more like nimble startups than like lumbering giants.

By Carleen Hawn | Fall 2011
 
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Education

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.

By Carrie R. Leana | 19 | Fall 2011
 
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Social Entrepreneurship

Cadaver Commerce

The moral legitimacy of a new market can come as much from how you sell something as from exactly what you’re selling.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Fall 2011
 
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Health

Partnering for a Cure

The Myelin Repair Foundation is creating a process for the rapid development of new treatments and cures.

By Scott Johnson | 1 | Fall 2011
 
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Education

Rapid Response for Education

The National Math and Science Initiative aims to avert the crisis in secondary school education by replicating proven programs.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Fall 2011
 
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Impact Investing

Investing for the Safety Net

Technologies that reduce costs and improve care for the underserved are often the most difficult to scale up. But a handful of strategies could turn things around.

By Stefanos Zenios & Lyn Denend | Fall 2011
 
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Foundations

Focusing on Advocacy

The time is now for foundations, large and small, to engage in public policy.

By Sushma Raman | 1 | Fall 2011