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

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

Watch dog organizations don't reach most donors.

Toyota brings its vaunted process improvement method to nonprofits.

How human services nonprofits can stay afloat and advance their missions during a time of government cutbacks.

The founder of the first social fund in Brazil tells his story.

In 2008, a group of Chicago’s social service agencies formed the Back Office Cooperative, which has produced impressive financial savings. Yet greater efficiency has had a cultural cost.

Four guidelines provide a road map for leaders to identify and develop the right funding model for their organization.

How local governments and nonprofits can work together for large-scale community change.

Collectivist, group-oriented teams do better work.

Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.

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?

Ten predictions for the social sector and beyond in 2012.

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

Refresh your dashboard to better inform your board's decisions.

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.