Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 1, 2024

This may seem like an overly hopeful, impossible task, but not too long ago, humanity successfully accomplished such collaboration and advanced the benefits of another controversial technology: genetic sequencing. Governments agreed that all DNA sequence data be released in publicly accessible databases within 24 hours after generation.

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Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 97

NonProfit HR

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Now, more than ever, the opportunity to reimagine how we work across every sector, including government, for-profits, nonprofits, associations, foundations and other philanthropic communities, … Read more The post Reimagining the Social Impact Sector: A Collaborative Future appeared first on.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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.

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Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 6, 2023

The task force included representatives from nonprofits, the business community, academia, and government, including city hall. However, even if collaborators are aware of these steps, just finding a starting point—an entry into the problem—can remain elusive.

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Collaborations Homelessness Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 101

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Sometimes in order to make the biggest and most effective impact long term, we need to be humble and consider collaborating or partnering with other organizations. As nonprofit leaders, we aim to make the biggest impact possible.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Collaborative. She went to Uganda where she lived and worked with an NGO on strategic planning and board governance. Erin believes the collaborative nature of the program and working in groups like one would in the real world is what stood out to her most. “We Empowering. Transformative.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Developing new programs and initiatives that address community needs effectively requires careful research, collaboration with stakeholders, and alignment with organizational priorities and resources. This includes reviewing governance policies, financial management practices, and risk management protocols.

Public and Social Policy 204

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 204

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

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Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 244

Candid

APRIL 29, 2024

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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Nonprofit governance Governance Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 59

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 4, 2020

Googling will produce many definitions that speak to large organizations like government agencies collaborating in various ways with other organizations within their communities. Our Nonprofit Communications Trends Reports show that year after year. But what does Community Engagement mean?

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Activism Governance Collaborations Communication 189

NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

During this interactive course taught by nonprofit leader Mandy Cloninger , you’ll explore the various types of strategic collaborations, including partnerships, mergers and acquisitions. Transform your board into a high-performing leadership team by getting your Board Governance Rock Star Certificate.

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Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 288

NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 20, 2023

This unique, 10-week learning experience brings together nonprofit leaders who are new to managing people or programs in an inclusive, collaborative environment to develop the qualities and skills necessary to lead with authenticity and impact. That’s why the Nonprofit Leadership Center created the Certificate in Leadership program.

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Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Homelessness 246

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. Collaboration with ESPERA partners allows for various support, including workshops and regular staff visits.

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Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Education Education 95

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 23, 2023

From the COVID-19 pandemic to structural racism, community-based organizations have always stepped up to fill the gaps and forge new solutions—especially where government is unable, unwilling, or ineffective. These organizations face onerous and exclusionary processes to tap into government funding sources.

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Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Governance 113

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Today’s guest, Kathleen Kelly Janus, shares her experience leading impactful collaborations between government, private companies, and nonprofits to tackle challenges like homelessness and recidivism. Today’s guest, Kathleen Kelly Janus, shares her experience leading impactful collaborations.

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Governance Homelessness Collaborations Nonprofits 52

Ann Green

MAY 28, 2024

By Casey Dorma n In 2022, 360MatchPro reports that companies donated $21 billion to nonprofits, and 88% of all public companies have Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. The most obvious benefit to a partnership is the possibility of additional funding—but these collaborations have much more to offer.

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Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Nonprofits 158

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 10, 2024

Before you set up your next search for a new team member, let’s go over a few essential tips to keep in mind that will help you recognize and attract the most appropriate candidates to join your organization and make a difference through your collaboration. What Strategies Can Nonprofit Teams Use for Effective Collaboration?

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Candid

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Collaborate with influencers to amplify the nonprofit’s brand and bring them to the attention of UHNW individuals. Partner with corporations and governments Establish strategic partnerships with corporations, government agencies, and other nonprofits to increase visibility and credibility.

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Health Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 97

Boardsource

OCTOBER 12, 2021

These words come from BoardSource’s new way of framing the role of nonprofit governing boards. “The recognition that organizational power and voice must be authorized by those impacted by the organization’s work.”.

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Nonprofit governance Governance Collaborations Philanthropy 106

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 6, 2024

This transformational 10-week program strengthens the board governance knowledge and skills of professionals of color while equipping nonprofit organizations to be genuinely ready to welcome these new members onto their boards. Fellows report a 40% increase in their knowledge and skills after completing the program.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lessons From UNICEF UNICEF provides an example of such collaborative efforts, particularly in safeguarding the rights of children amid the AI revolution. Moreover, actions such as President Joseph Biden’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence highlight concerted efforts towards responsible AI governance.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Research reveals how inter-organizational collaborations for social impact often run into structural or governance issues like power asymmetries or a focus on the wrong metric of success. Working effectively with and across cultures is even more challenging when organizations come together to tackle social and environmental challenges.

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Culture Environmental Collaborations Social Enterprise 102

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Combine all of these events with the fact that a Pew Research Center study last year found that only 2 out of 10 Americans say they trust the government in Washington, and it offers natural questions from social impact professionals like us: Have the last 12 months really changed our perspective on what social causes matter the most?

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 29, 2024

According to a statement from NetHope’s leaders, NetHope is committed to driving multi-sector, collaborative, and strategic approaches with an emphasis on insights and skills-sharing, global co-creation, and long-term commitment to protect digital rights.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6 billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My Supported by five national foundations— JPB , Knight , Kresge , Rockefeller , and William Penn —each city received $4 million from the funder collaborative.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

This involves collaborating with women leaders in business and academia around the world, which extends the impact of our work locally and creates valuable professional relationships and partnerships. Innovation thus becomes a powerful tool driven by the intellectual participation of women from diverse contexts.

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Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

But if this is a problem, it’s also the movement’s potential: as a cross-sector collaboration, ESG holds out the promise of building a better planet through systems change. One of the first tenets of systems change is that all stakeholders must have “shared language” to build trust and effectively collaborate.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This is a story about knowing you need help, being open to receiving it, persevering, collaborating, and leading. Many of the sessions took place via Mural so participants could collaborate on brainstorming, etc. I want to share this story because I am so proud of my clients, Amber, Retta, and Sheila of the Rangelands Partnership.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 16, 2021

To enhance the effectiveness of green marketing, consider hiring professionals that have already collaborated with eco-friendly companies. Make Green Collaborations with Big Industry Players. These could be nonprofits, government initiatives, green communities, etc. . Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S.

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Marketing Marketing Environmental Participation and motivation 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We garnered new financial support for our “big bettable” proposals and built our organizations to match that moment: opening offices in new locations, employing larger teams, and expanding relationships with governments in order to serve many more people. And yet, nobody told us that the chargers were missing.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Funders for Housing and Opportunity is a collaborative of 13 philanthropies, including JPMorgan Chase, where we collectively pool $4 million in grant funds annually and work across three focus areas: elevating what works, influencing policy, and changing the narrative about housing. Piloting Cross-Sector Solutions in Miami-Dade County.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 25, 2024

Social Sector-Related Strategies Work collaboratively with other nonprofit organizations to advocate for policy changes that support fair compensation and address systemic issues contributing to labor challenges, such as funding constraints and regulatory burdens.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

Organizational Barriers: Knowledge Silos and Risk Aversion The UN organizations have an enormous wealth of knowledge, but the sheer size of the operations results in knowledge silos instead of a collaborative network. For internationally dispersed organizations of the UN, internal collaboration cannot stop at geographic borders.

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Collaborations Culture Technology Governance 122

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.

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Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit Leadership 121

Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

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. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign.

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Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern. This might include: 1.

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