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How Global Talent Enriches a Global Health Organization

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

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How Organizations Build Trust

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is not a theory but a fact, affirmed by leading experts like the Edelman Trust Barometer , Gallup , and General Social Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. It erodes a high-functioning pluralistic democracy , compromises public health, and makes it impossible to solve collective problems like climate change.

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Protecting Trust: Why Donor Privacy is Key to a Thriving Nonprofit Sector

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Legislation requiring nonprofits to disclose donor lists to legislators, for any reason, poses a significant threat to this trust and, consequently, the health of the entire nonprofit sector. Donors should have the freedom to support causes they believe in without fear of retribution, harassment, or social pressure.

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Invest in Networks for Exponential Climate Wins

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. For instance, the Crux Alliance—a network of six policy expert NGOs—was founded on the premise that getting the details of climate policy right is essential to real-world carbon reductions.

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Choosing AI’s Impact on the Future of Work

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Much of the workforce today, from blue-collar workers in factories to electricians, plumbers, educators, and health care providers, depends on problem-solving and real-time decision-making. Three big social changes would be necessary for such a path, and each one of them is a tall order. The tech sector can change, too.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.