Top Three Issues Facing Nonprofit Organizations in 2012
Today at 2pm EST, the Center for Creative Leadership will host a Twitter chat on Nonprofit Leadership, in conjunction with American Express Philanthropy. This post begins the discussion, with Shera...
View ArticleInvest in Talent Without Spending a Dime
Nonprofit leaders have usually chosen to work for an organization because they are passionate about the mission and want to make an impact. While many care about their salary and career advancement,...
View ArticleThe (inconvenient) realities of learning by doing: lessons from rural and...
Click the image to tweet this quote. Imagine a school in rural India with over 400 students sharing one inoperable and filthy toilet. These conditions have more effect on education than one might...
View ArticleEvaluating Downstream – 5 Ways to Measure Results
I’m sitting on the floor in a warm room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and I’m listening to a conversation in Khmer, a language that I do not know. Around the room, also sitting on the floor, are farmers and...
View ArticleEvaluating Across Boundaries
I recently had the opportunity to work with a non-profit organization that was running a virtual cultural exchange program with youth (mostly female) in the U.S. and youth in Afghanistan. They had...
View ArticleLeadership Strategy and Societal Impact
Nowadays, for-profit businesses are increasingly realizing their long-term interests in creating positive value for the communities in which they operate. They see that organizational success depends...
View ArticleNetworks of organizations: a strategy for societal impact
Nowadays we are witnessing a new trend within global corporations. Nike, Unilever, Coca Cola and others are collaborating within a network of organizations, across sectors with the same aim in mind: to...
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