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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines.

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Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! Her long-term goal is to contribute her skills and knowledge towards ameliorating pervasive social challenges and improving the quality of life of the human race.

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Strategic Nonprofit Growth: Navigating the 7 Stages

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. Developing new programs and initiatives that address community needs effectively requires careful research, collaboration with stakeholders, and alignment with organizational priorities and resources.

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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 Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.

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The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. Understanding how social innovation directly affects people’s lives is essential.

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4 Strategies for Mobilizing Volunteers on Social Media

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

If youre an experienced marketing pro, social media is already on your radar as a valuable communication channel for acquiring donors and spreading awareness of your cause. But you can also use social media platforms to strengthen another facet of your support base volunteers. Create sub-communities on social media.