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

Nonprofit organizations that provide multiple services can effectively
convey what they do.

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

Corporate donors prefer the opera to the soup kitchen.

Civic associations should focus on policy goals and leadership.

The ideal team needs both creatives and conformists.

More nonprofits are managing their brands to create greater impact and organizational cohesion.

The outgoing president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation reflects on the importance of strategic philanthropy.

An excerpt from The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success.

Why a market for social innovations is needed now more than ever.

Membership in organizations is growing, but not what it used to be.

Seven obstacles to making good decisions about impact evaluations and how to avoid them.

Scaling proven models can bring widespread attention to an issue and allow for the rapid development of best practices.

The recent collapse of Hull House is a reminder that the tectonic shifts underway in the human service sector cannot be avoided.

Useful knowledge for the social sector coming from academic researchers is severely limited.

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

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

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

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

There are some great mission advantages to sharing space with other organizations.

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

The CEOs of three nonprofit organizations reflect upon the speed and tact with which they must adapt their strategies and directions in a new century.

Dr. David Shern, CEO of Mental Health America, and Father Larry Snyder, President of Catholic Charities USA, discuss the potential of nonprofits as catalysts for innovation in health care reform.

Jean Oelwang, CEO of Virgin Unite, argues that nonprofit organizations have a lot to learn from the business practices of the private sector if they wish to maximize their impact.

Bill Drayton, founder and CEO of Ashoka, identifies key skills of change makers and lays out a plan to teach these skills around the world.

Craigslist founder Craig Newmark tells us about how he started CraigConnects, chose areas to support, and selected nonprofits to focus on.

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.

Ways for organizations to get started working wikily.

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.