Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

Innovation is necessary to further social progress, and yet the challenges and paradoxes inherent in the endeavor cannot be avoided.

The American Nonprofits Federal Credit Union will provide loans and other much-needed financial services to member organizations.

The following is an excerpt from the book Social Change Anytime Everywhere.

There was a time when the all the senior staff of international NGOs working in developing countries came from North America and Europe. That is changing.

A discussion of the ways in which growing numbers of communities are aligning resources and pulling together to create significant change on a community problem.

What are the biggest factors that affect recruiting nonprofit volunteers?

The authors of the influential book Forces for Good examine how their framework for creating high-impact nonprofits applies to local and smaller organizations.

The ideal team needs both creatives and conformists.

Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz makes a passionate argument that leadership is not reserved for the minority.

Keeping your message simple helps mobilize people in support of your goals.

From Skoll World Forum 2013: Will new measurement tools such as “big data” be a big distraction or a big opportunity?

Community-focused approaches disrupting the nonprofit sector.

How campaign lessons can amplify your work. In part four: ten key takeaways.

How campaign lessons can amplify your work. In part three: Embrace the change.

How campaign lessons can amplify your work. In part two: Do what you’re already doing, better.

How campaign lessons can amplify your work. In part one: digital tools for nonprofits.

A response to Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk on nonprofit executives’ pay.

Practical advice to help organizations implement results-focused performance management—part two of a two-part series.

Why organizations need to build capacities to manage performance, and how they can develop a “theory of change” to do so—part one of a two-part series.

Human capital is the most valuable asset in the social sector. Discover how nonprofits can create a recruiting framework and demonstrate organizational value to employees.

Rockwood Leadership Institute president Akaya Windwood discusses how we can get movements and sectors to work together to advance the common good.

Stanford Professor Tina Seelig discusses how to unlock creative genius through a set of tools and conditions we each have in our control—our “innovation engine.”

Harvard researcher Nathalie Kylander challenges traditional branding principles and proposes a new framework for developing a more strategic brand.

What is a “social economy” and how is it affecting leaders in nonprofit management?

A look at successful strategies of high-impact nonprofits, and how small and local nonprofits can leverage them.

Social media guru Beth Kanter discusses how nonprofits can utilize their professional networks to develop a “network mindset.”

In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about their effort to combat this issue worldwide. WE CARE stands for Women’s Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity.

What happens when you leverage the power of internet volunteerism in much the same way as Wikipedia, but with the intention of translating and subtitling videos?

How can partnerships help the nonprofit sector navigate legislative hurdles, new leadership, and antiquated business models?

How to identify and develop a funding model that will allow your organization to achieve its programmatic aspirations.

How your organization can bridge the gaps between goals, incentives, and processes when it comes to organizational learning.

What social entrepreneurs need to consider before choosing an attorney.

Large-scale social change comes from better cross-sector coordination rather than from the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

The dynamics of the vicious cycle of cutting overhead costs.

Practical how-tos for nonprofit leaders considering partnering with other nonprofits.

Principles nonprofit leaders can use to help them achieve their organization’s long-term fundraising goals.