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| Winter 2010 |
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Philanthropy • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Social Return on Investment • Business • Social Enterprises • Global Issues • Environment • Human Rights • Civil Society • Supported Employment • Business • Impact Investing • Global Issues • Civil Society • Education • Human Rights • Microfinance • Government • Nonprofits • Research |
Research: Strong Women, Strong Sector
The more empowered a country's women, the more vibrant its nonprofit sector.
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| Winter 2010 |
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Social Innovations • Microfinance • Philanthropy • Foundations • Nonprofits • Social Return on Investment • Board Governance • Nonprofit Organizations • Government • Business • Social Enterprises • Global Issues • Education • Human Rights • Civil Society • Religion & Culture • Business • Impact Investing • Global Issues • Arts • Civil Society • Economic Development • Education • Environment • Human Rights • Philanthropy • Foundations • Social Entrepreneurship • Reviews |
Women Hold Both Sky and Solutions [Free!]
Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Leadership • Global Issues • Civil Society • Global Issues • Civil Society • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Research |
What Makes Civic Associations Work
What makes a civic association effective is not so much the resources and opportunities available to it, but good leaders.
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Nonprofit Organizations • Global Issues • Global Issues • Economic Development • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Q&A |
Neal Keny-Guyer
Neal Keny-Guyer believes that wars, earthquakes, and other disasters create opportunities for Mercy Corps to help improve society.
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Social Entrepreneurship • Nonprofit Leadership • Business • Social Enterprises • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • First Person |
Monk, Architect, Diplomat [Free!]
Three types of leadership are needed to build a successful organization.
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofit Leadership • Business • Nonprofits • Board Governance • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Features |
Freeing the Social Entrepreneur [Free!]
Social entrepreneurs must recognize when it is time to relinquish control and create strong leadership teams.
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Social Entrepreneurship • Social Return on Investment • Nonprofit Organizations • Business • Socially Responsible Business • Social Enterprises • Business • Socially Responsible Business • First Person |
Big Business Matters
Social intrapreneurs—change agents already working deep within business—are the answer for business’s woes.
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| Fall 2010 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Nonprofit Leadership • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Features |
Turning Values into Action
To produce good outcomes, social entrepreneurs must learn how to articulate their values consistently and act on them.
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| Winter 2011 |
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Global Issues • Health • Global Issues • Health • Social Entrepreneurship • Reviews |
When Good Is Just Not Good Enough [Free!]
The Imaginations of Unreasonable Men: Inspiration, Vision, and Purpose in the Quest to End Malaria by Bill Shore
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| Spring 2011 |
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Nonprofits • Global Issues • Education • Arts • Global Issues • Arts • Nonprofits • Reviews |
Passing the Mic [Free!]
20Under40: Re-Inventing the Arts and Arts Education for the 21st Century Edited by Edward P. Clapp
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| Spring 2011 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Fundraising • Nonprofit Leadership • Board Governance • Nonprofits • Fundraising • Nonprofit Management • First Person |
Increasing Civic Reach [Free!]
Nonprofits must have influential board members who connect them to the communities they serve.
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| Spring 2011 |
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Philanthropy • Foundations • Global Issues • Education • Philanthropy • Foundations • Features |
Letting Go
Two insiders explore why foundations micromanage how social problems are solved and explore what grant makers can do to foster high impact strategies.
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| Summer 2011 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Leadership • Business • Socially Responsible Business • Government • Research |
From Graft to Golf
Lobbying and bribery are both time-honored ways to seek influence, but there is an important difference between them.
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| Summer 2011 |
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Social Innovations • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Leadership • Global Issues • Poverty • Global Issues • Economic Development • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Features |
Local Empowerment Through Rapid Results
Why local ownership and commitment are the exception in most development efforts—and what development professionals can do about this problem.
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| Summer 2011 |
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Social Innovations • Charter Schools • Nonprofits • Global Issues • Education • Civil Society • Charter Schools • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Features |
The Challenge of Organizational Learning [Free!]
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
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| Spring 2008 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofits • Board Governance • Nonprofit Management • Social Entrepreneurship • Features |
The Networked Nonprofit [Free!]
Organizations should focus less on growing themselves and more on cultivating their networks.
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| Fall 2011 |
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Global Issues • Education • Global Issues • Education • Features |
The Missing Link in School Reform [Free!]
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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| Fall 2011 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Global Issues • Education • Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Research |
How Leaders Encourage Innovation
Transformational leaders capitalize on the creativity that employees have.
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| Fall 2011 |
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Nonprofits • Nonprofit Management • Nonprofits • Fundraising • Nonprofit Management • Features |
Finding Your Funding Model [Free!]
Four guidelines provide a road map for leaders to identify and develop the right funding model for their organization.
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| Spring 2012 |
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Nonprofits • Research |
Lone Wolves vs. Teams
Civic associations should focus on policy goals and leadership.
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