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Nonprofit Management

 

Innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders better manage their organization

 

Nonprofit Management

Bridging Research and Organizational Practices on Continuous Innovation

Reflections on a discussion about the capacity for continuous innovation in social sector organizations.

By Maria May | Feb. 3, 2012
 

Nonprofit Management

Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work

This follow-up on the popular "Collective Impact" article provides updated, in-depth guidance.

 
Matthew Forti Bridgespan Group One Acre Fund SSIR

Measuring Social Impact

Ensuring That “Scaling What Works” Actually Works

For “scaling what works” to actually work, we need a new and improved version that addresses two fundamental constraints.

By Matthew Forti | 2 | Jan. 26, 2012
 
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.

Nonprofit Management

United Way’s William Aramony and What We Missed

The nonprofit sector could have learned from Aramony’s experience.

By John Brothers | Jan. 17, 2012
 

Nonprofit Management

Searching for Jane Goodall

If two thirds of nonprofit executive directors step down in the next five years, who will carry the torch?

 
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.

Nonprofit Management

The Trajectories of Organizations in Growth and Decline

An organization that attempts to do too much, too fast will almost certainly decline as quickly as it grows.

By John Brothers | Dec. 22, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Aaron Dorfman is executive director of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.

Philanthropy

Wanted: Philanthropy CEOs Who Can Shift Out of Neutral

Philanthropy frequently justifies its independence by invoking capacities it seldom displays.

By Aaron Dorfman | 11 | Dec. 6, 2011
 
Matthew Forti Bridgespan Group One Acre Fund SSIR

Nonprofit Management

Measuring Leadership Development

To avoid measuring and funding leadership development is to deprive the social sector of one of its greatest performance improvement tools.

By Matthew Forti | 1 | Nov. 21, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Rich Tafel is the CEO and founder of Public Squared, a social entrepreneur training company.

Nonprofit Management

Justice Begins within the Social Entrepreneur Organization

Social change organizations should focus on creating a just organizational culture for themselves before bringing about global justice.

By Rich Tafel | 15 | Nov. 2, 2011
 

Philanthropy

Social Change Increasingly Requires Networked Action

In order to effectively create social change, we must use social connections and a networking mindset to maximize impact.

By Diana Scearce & Lori Bartczak | 1 | Oct. 26, 2011