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Fundraising

New Rules for a New Social Economy

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United vs. The FEC is a harbinger of great change for the social sector.

By Lucy Bernholz | May. 16, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofits

Making the “Social [Fill in the Blank]” Movements Available to All

The majority of small and mid-sized nonprofits do to benefit from the great work, ideas, and energy associated with the language of the social sector.

By John Brothers | 7 | May. 4, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting, which provides strategic planning, Board development and fundraising advice to charities and philanthropies.

Nonprofit Management

Everything Old Is New Again, and Nonprofits Should Stay That Way

What nonprofits need isn’t more advice, it’s more money.

By Kelly Kleiman | 41 | May. 3, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Tim Ogden is Executive Partner at Sona Partners.

Microfinance

Lessons from Grameen and Microfinance—Are You Building an Institution of Change?

Not every organization should become an institution. But long-term change really is dependent on institutions.

By Timothy Ogden | 3 | Apr. 29, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Sonia Ospina, PhD, is faculty director of the Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Social Innovations

A Loss in the Nonprofit Battle Against “Modest, Passionate and Utterly Disorganized”

The recent expose by 60 Minutes and other organizations, which challenge the practices and experiences chronicled in Three Cups of Tea, is potentially damaging to the nonprofit sector.

By Sonia M. Ospina | 1 | Apr. 26, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Liane Phillips is the author of Why Don’t They Just Get a Job: One Couple’s Mission to End Poverty in Their Community.

Nonprofits

Attacking Poverty Through Jobs

I hope that as long as there is poverty in our country, there will be a Cincinnati Works’ model that can help families escape poverty.

By Liane Phillips | Mar. 28, 2011
 
SSIR blogger John Brothers the Principal of Cuidiu Consulting, a Senior Fellow in executive leadership with the Support Center for Nonprofit Management, and an adjunct professor at New York University’s Wagner School for Public Service.

Nonprofits

ACORN, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and the Sector’s Challenges in Protecting Itself

There should be greater concern over who is protecting nonprofits that find themselves in situations like that of NPR, which recently lost its federal funding.

By John Brothers | 1 | Mar. 24, 2011
 
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Nonprofits

One Nonprofit Closure: The Missed Merger Opportunity

If you believe you are headed toward a merger, start the process sooner rather than later.

By Jean Butzen | Mar. 22, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Nonprofits

Ownership and Its Discontents

Co-op boards act as landlords: They determine who may move into the building, what sort of alterations may be made to the units, and even how much heat any individual owner receives.

By Kelly Kleiman | 3 | Feb. 22, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Sonia Ospina, PhD, is faculty director of the Research Center for Leadership in Action at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.

Nonprofits

U.S.-China Relations: Leadership Lessons on Confrontation and Dialogue from Nonprofits

Investing in leadership development programs that promote and enhance this capacity represents a prerequisite to a new U.S.foreign policy more in accord with today’s unstable and volatile times.

By Sonia M. Ospina | Feb. 1, 2011