Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2024

To fill in that gap, we’ve put together a reading list of some of our favorite SSIR articles from over the years, on where leadership has been and where it’s going, all across the social sector: from a practice centered on heroic, charismatic individual leaders to something more communal, collaborative, and cross-sectoral. Rhode and Amanda K.

Leadership 131

Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit Leadership 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. Our reasoning was straightforward: We didn’t want to be seen as competing for funding with the nonprofits using our software. Some governments are paving the way in terms of accountability and procurement.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Go big, or go home.

Nonprofit Organizations 69

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 69

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. If your organization has benefited from any other peer-to-peer campaign from GoFundMe, or a walk/ride event, thank those fundraisers and donors. It doesn’t have to be a gift.

Fundraising 136

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 136

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 14, 2021

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. But leadership and taking responsibility for the financial health of an organization, can sometimes be uncomfortable. Only a few of these options involve directly asking for money.

Fundraising 75

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 75

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

A 2017 study shows, “A few reasons women are more likely than men to give on #GivingTuesday include differences in how they use social media and technology, and how they participate in collaborative giving.” Yet, women’s and girls’ organizations saw a 10.1% increase from government grants from 2019 to 2020, but far below the 36.6%

Philanthropy 70

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Retail 70