Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

They connected into networks with leadership that can organize multiple groups around common purposes, such as local economic development. The left has often undercut a notion of a mutualist future by insisting that every problem needs a large centralized government solution. But they benefit from support.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. To get there, however, requires an understanding of how boards came to be.

Nonprofit governance and management 66

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 66

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

But MPP’s work goes beyond the numbers: by focusing on a holistic vision of what communities need to face increasing climate disasters—instead of merely one output like the 50 million trees they have planted across the island—MPP is working to transform the economy, governance, and social contracts across Haiti.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

By investing your time and energy into gaining the necessary skills, you can set yourself up for success in your field. Working in the nonprofit sector requires you to band together with other motivated individuals excited to create change and adapt to unforeseen circumstances, like frequent changes in government policies.

Nonprofit Management 238

Nonprofit Management Management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 238

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A Cautionary Tale: Overcoming Governance Nightmares in Nonprofit Organizations No one enjoys it when a nonprofits board doesnt work well together. Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team.

Nonprofit governance and management 74

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Collaborations Leadership 74

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

And it is leadership that triggers this essential evolution. The Need for Different Leadership In 2021, when the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at how people fare across 27 key health measures , they found that Black, Hispanic, and Native Americans fared worse than their White counterparts in most areas due to chronic underfunding.

Leadership 93

Leadership Healthcare Health Medical 93

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The 2023 Nonprofit Leadership Conference was an amazing moment. At the Nonprofit Leadership Conference, that’s the very question we sought to answer, as this year’s theme was Together We Will. But what does that look like? What is possible when we work in new and different ways together?

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Energy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 140

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Other schools are observing the energy and momentum, and they are eager to join the movement. This values integration was not left to chance.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The youth alleged that Montana’s “ fossil fuel-based state energy system ” contributes to climate change and is therefore a violation of their constitutional right to a safe environment. Youth Leaders What’s behind the surge in young people taking governments to court to sue over climate inaction and destruction? The court agreed.

Environmental 136

Environmental Governance Law Energy 136

Lets Talk Nonprofit

JANUARY 4, 2017

Nonprofit boards are responsible for the governance of the organization. What is governance? Governance" comes from a Greek word meaning "to steer." Governance is the process of providing strategic leadership to a nonprofit organization. Who governs the organization? What does good governance look like?

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Finance 52

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Create new patterns: As you become an expert at smashing limiting beliefs, it's time to start proactively create new patterns that keep your energy up and your mind in flow. Focus on the positive feelings and let the emotion ignite the energy that creates unstoppable forward momentum! How are you breathing? ” ~ Tony Robbins 6.

Culture 148

Culture Technology Energy Universities 148

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Create new patterns: As you become an expert at smashing limiting beliefs, it's time to start proactively create new patterns that keep your energy up and your mind in flow. Focus on the positive feelings and let the emotion ignite the energy that creates unstoppable forward momentum! How are you breathing? ” ~ Tony Robbins 6.

Culture 147

Culture Technology Energy Universities 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Time is of the essence: If countries are left to tackle clean energy transition policies in isolation, there is a real risk of having to reinvent the wheel multiple times, dramatically slowing down the world’s climate progress. Because energy systems are interconnected, our solutions must be as well.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 14, 2024

Steve Dubb: Can you begin by telling us a little about your background and how you came to be a consultant around issues of leadership and equity in the nonprofit sector? We spiral around questions of power, decision-making, and leadership. We are a 501c1, directly funded by the government, but an independent entity.”

Culture 111

Culture Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Donors and governments may shift their dollars…to focusing on necessities like food, water, energy, and healthcare. Donors and governments may shift their dollars to focus on necessities like food, water, energy, and healthcare. Hailstones are getting bigger and more damaging. This escalation is our new normal.

Insurance 130

Insurance Civil Society Healthcare Energy 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Leadership is a renewable resource—but only if approached with a spirit of self-renewal. “Then the delight, when your courage kindled, / And out you stepped onto new ground, / Your eyes young again with energy and dream, / A path of plenitude opening before you.” By Jordan Kassalow. foreign policy.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Health Energy Leadership 135

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

But they are also expected to be leaders—model leaders—entrusted with significant responsibilities, including governance, strategic planning, fundraising, and advocacy. Oversight and governance Provide proper oversight to ensure the organization is operating effectively and ethically, and acting fiscally responsible.

Participation and motivation 115

Participation and motivation Governance Ethics Nonprofits 115

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Cryptocurrencies are regular by many of the same government agencies that regulate the traditional world of finance including the IRS, SEC, CFTC and local regulators. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining are mostly powered by renewable energy in remote places where the energy wouldn’t be used for anything else.

Fundraising 144

Fundraising Fundraising Insurance Energy 144

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws. JH: I agree.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Image Credit: Ibrahim Hafeez on pexels.com To solve our most pressing challenges, we need the total sum of human intelligence and emancipatory energy in our society. This includes the expertise and leadership of people with disabilities. Yet institutions and funders continue to underinvest in their leadership and expertise.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

If you have ever been curious about nonprofit leadership, you probably have wondered what a nonprofit executive or CEO does. Why leading a nonprofit is different than leading a company When mapping out leadership roles, it’s worth delving into the fundamental differences between nonprofits and for-profits.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 98

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 Most importantly, the team has elevated a new generation of diverse leaders who are contributing new energy to Akron’s civic spaces.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 10, 2023

Symptoms include autocratic decision-making, lack of receptivity to new ideas, and leadership rooted in personal ego. I have seen these traits in many of the founders I have worked with as an executive coach and governance expert for organizations large and small.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Governance Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It is jointly governed by members of the Nakoda and Aaniiih nations, and includes a 22,000- acre (over 34,000 square miles) bison reserve, home to a herd of over 500 buffalo. Three Themes: Holistic Stewardship, Sovereignty, and Leadership Development. 3405, the Uranium Classification Act of 2019,” The Navajo Nation, July 12, 2019.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are also opportunities to advance equity and establish more community-responsive co-governance in the process. Because public dollars often have extensive reporting requirements, CTC feared that accepting these funds might invite financial instability and divert energy from existing programs.

Governance 106

Governance Community Development Environmental Collaborations 106

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Local Chamber of Commerce or local leadership group, for example, “Leadership Nashville” or “Leadership Austin.” What are some of your prior board leadership experiences?

Participation and motivation 105

Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Leadership 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 Boston’s Green New Deal and PowerCorpsBOS Investing in the climate future of youth and young adults is the way Trinh Nguyen, chief of worker empowerment, and Mariama White-Hammond, chief of environment, energy, and open space, saw the way forward to investing in Boston’s Green New Deal. It can’t be siloed.”

Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

Nonprofit Administration and Development Environmental Energy Nonprofit governance and management 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Twenty-five percent of the entire Amazon Basin is on legally recognized Indigenous Territories, which are generally better protected than even government parks and reserves. Even less support has reached rightsholder women , despite the essential role of women in forest management and their exclusion from many governance structures.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Gulsanna Mamediieva Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, technology was already a growing part of the Ukrainian economy and was central to the government’s vision to reimagine the way citizens and businesses interact with the state in the digital era: paperless, cashless, and without bureaucracy.

Governance 80

Governance Medical Technology Participation and motivation 80

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In her position, she has sought to transition it from a “working board” to a “governing board” as the co-op opened and hired full-time staff. As expected, sales have slowed as the opening energy dissipates, but they remain above projections. She adds, “The majority of Detroiters are African American.

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

In the last 24 hours, I’ve heard 6 different commentators talk about the polarization of our US government being exacerbated by the fact that no one socializes anymore. But then on NHPR , I heard a person talking about how our US government was designed to run on compromise. That will lead to much better governance.

Governance 78

Governance Nonprofits Energy Leadership 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 54 percent of all public school districts required updates of at least two major systems, including HVAC systems, roofing, and structural integrity. Indeed, the workforce driving a green transition will include not only energy and industry workers but also care and social workers.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145