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What’s Your Start Agenda?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While we see this often in what political and social scientists refer to as “vetocracy” (loosely defined by New York Times columni st Thomas Friedman in 2012 as “a system in which no one can aggregate enough power to make any important decisions at all”), the dynamic is less recognized in social movements.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Social enterprises such as car-sharing programs are changing the nature of urban transportation and providing alternative options to individual car ownership. Through its iconic mobile showers, the San Francisco nonprofit LavaMae has found new ways to serve the homeless in the absence of more radical reforms of affordable housing.

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How to Train Your Nonprofit Team in 5 Easy & Effective Steps

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

If your vision statement talks about your much-needed homeless housing program, and you plan to raise money for a new shelter through a major gifts drive, then you need to consider what you’ll need to make this happen. Get Free Stock Photos for your Nonprofit, NGO or Social Enterprise. Other related articles.