Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review is an award-winning magazine covering best strategies for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. Published quarterly by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Articles Tagged With 'Management'

Date Author Category Title
Summer 2006
Les Silverman & Lynn Taliento
Nonprofit Management What Business Execs Don’t Know—but Should—About Nonprofits [Free!] 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. In this article, 11 executives who have played leadership roles in both for-profits and nonprofits reveal the critical differences between the two, and suggest ways that business and nonprofit leaders can use this information to create a more effective social sector.
Winter 2008
Suzie Boss
Nonprofit Management Give Away the Store

Why Portland’s ReBuilding Center refuses to franchise, but is happy to share.

Spring 2003
Jeffrey L. Bradach
Nonprofit Management Going to Scale [Free!]

The challenge of replicating social programs.

Spring 2003
Robert I. Sutton
Nonprofit Management Sparking Nonprofit Innovation

Weird management ideas that work.

Spring 2003
Jan Masaoka
The Effectiveness Trap

Funders, government agencies, and donors
get lost on the labyrinth.

Summer 2003
Jan Chong
Nonprofit Management Fostering Diversity

Employee network groups keep minority managers on the job. 

Summer 2003
Gerald Burstyn
Nonprofit Management The Knowing Doing Gap

Human services managers are not implementing strategic decisions.

Summer 2003
Robert B. Cialdini
The Power of Persuasion [Free!]

Putting the science of influence to work in fundraising.

Summer 2003
Victor Wishna
Nonprofit Management Leaders Without a Paycheck

New York Cares uses volunteers to recruit
and retain other volunteers.

Summer 2003
SSIR editors
Nonprofit Management 15 Minutes with John Seffrin

CEO of the American Cancer Society.

Winter 2003
Jane Dutton
Nonprofit Management Fostering High-Quality Connections [Free!]

How to deal with corrosive relationships at work.

Winter 2003
Roger Martin
Nonprofit Management To the Rescue [Free!]

Beating the heroic leadership trap.

Winter 2003
Tony Proscio & Clara Miller
Nonprofit Management Steppenwolf’s New Stage

A theater ensemble transforms into a company with a bottom line.

Spring 2004
Karen Coppock
Nonprofit Management Employee Empowerment

The oxymoron of managing the self-managed.

Fall 2004
SSIR editor
Nonprofit Management 15 Minutes with Cheryl Phillips [Free!]

Journalist, Seattle Times.

Spring 2005
Pamela Yatsko
Corporate Social Responsiblity Managing Medusa

A Hong Kong manufacturer brings business practices to social services in Asia. 

Spring 2005
Ivor Holloway
Nonprofit Management How to Waste Time and Lose Sight of Priorities

Are your meetings all they can be? 

Summer 2005
Jessica Ruvinsky
Nonprofit Management Building a Better Board

How nonprofit board size and independence
relate to board performance.

Winter 2005
Christina Maslach & Michael P. Leiter
Nonprofit Management Reversing Burnout [Free!]

How to rekindle your passion for your work.

Winter 2005
Shirley Wang
Nonprofit Management So Uncivilized

Rudeness, sarcasm, and disrespect undermine employee productivity.

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