mPedigree: A Collective Impact Case Study
The collective impact of government organizations, nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and businesses can produce a more effective social innovation model.
Tag: Collaboration
Reflections on Jumo & Need for Co-Creation
If I have an idea to change the world, I should be just as welcome and have equal access to the spaces where I can share the idea and find others to help me make it come to life.
‘Tis the Season—How the Nonprofit Sector “Shares” Itself Out of Impact
One of the words that I saw spread across the walls and holiday flyers of nonprofit organizations was “sharing”. It is a word that makes increased appearances during the holiday season.
I Gain and You Gain: The Emergence of “Smart Power” Strategies in the Nonprofit Sector
How can we work together in the nonprofit sector to produce results that we can all benefit from?
3 Tips for Effective Family Philanthropy
Philanthropy can bring the members of a family great satisfaction. It is an opportunity for them to come together to express their shared values, all to benefit wider society. Yet, for the same reason, it can also bring them great frustration.
Families who give face the unique challenge of reconciling the views of different generations, who are often differ in outlook, experience, and aspiration. To negotiate such a dynamic successfully is difficult, but deeply rewarding. So I propose three tips to make this process easier... (continue reading this blog post)
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Community Building in a Big Backyard
Last year I used the metaphor of "gardening vs landscaping" to outline some of the key attributes I believe make for successful community building, on or offline. The basic idea:
The Gardener creates an ecosystem open to change, available to new groups, and full of fresh opportunities to emerge naturally. The approach is focused on organic collaboration and growth for the entire community. The gardener is simply there to help, cultivate, and clear the weeds if/when they poke up.
The Landscaper creates an ecosystem that matches a preconceived design or pattern. The approach is focused on executing a preconceived environment... (continue reading this blog post)
Markets for Giving: Collaborating on a Future Vision of the Philanthropic Ecosystem
Over the course of two and a half days last month, leaders from 36 organizations playing a role in the global philanthropic ecosystem—including GuideStar, CharityNavigator, GlobalGiving, and Network for Good, as well as GreatNonprofits—met at the New York City offices of the financial technology firm Liquidnet.
This diverse group came together to focus on how we might join forces to create greater social impact throughout the philanthropic ecosystem.
Over the course of this “Markets For Giving” workshop... (continue reading this blog post)
Creatively Combining the Back Office: Shared Services Alliance Part 2
I announced in May 2010 that I would be writing a series on nonprofit back-office integrations or what these organizations refer to as Shared Service Alliances. In my first posting on this topic I explained that shared service alliances are partial integrations of nonprofit back office services for a group of agencies, provided on a fee-for-service basis, in order to achieve economic and program efficiencies. For organizations which are community-based and their autonomy is arguably an important aspect of their service delivery... (continue reading blog post)
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