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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In other cases, they are organizations, industries, professions, or cultures. The crucial insight,” write governance scholars Christopher Ansel and Jacob Torfing , “is that no single actor has the knowledge, resources, and capacities to govern alone in our complex and fragmented societies.”

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Being and Building Beloved Community: The Intersection of Culture and Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

In short, Memphis developed a culturally rich Black middle-class neighborhood. In Memphis today—and indeed throughout the South—Black Americans are organizing to rebuild cultural institutions and restore Black economies. A Culture of Abundance So, who was Church, and what was his vision? People like writer Ida B.

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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. My experience with Candid reinforced the notion that the best work gets done when the board and staff collaborate closely.

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A Blueprint for Designing Better Digital Government Services

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Joe Lee , Annie Newman & Bry Pardoe Public perceptions about government and government service delivery are at an all-time low across the United States. Government’s “customers” typically confront a whiplash experience between accessing services from the private sector and government.

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Building a culture of nonprofit compliance at Candid

Candid

But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. In 2023, Candid completed our first external SOC 2 audit, a collaborative effort across our administrative teams. And that’s what building a culture of compliance is all about.

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From Corporate Culture to a New Organizational Landscape—A Conversation with Steve Dubb, Rithika Ramamurthy, and Ananda Valenzuela

NonProfit Quarterly

And the more effectively we can organize and collaborate, the more movement we’ll make in that direction. I believe that culture is far more important than structure, but structure is where we get stuck. Corporate culture intersects deeply with White-dominant culture, White professionalism. AV: So many ways.

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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The foundation has also started a capacity-development program for nonprofits in collaboration with Root Impact , an intermediate support organization. The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important.