Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

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. Successfully experimenting with and evolving its governance structure over the last decade has been central to Jump’s success.

Governance 111

Governance Nonprofit governance Nonprofit governance and management Universities 111

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The board retreat design always comes from thinking about how the group can spend the time together in the most productive and worthwhile way possible. We guide the group to productively deepen our connections to one another, the organization’s mission, and the changes that the organization is working toward. . Get in touch. .

Production 120

Production Governance Collaborations Communication 120

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead on women in politics That stress and political anxiety can lead to reduced productivity at work, extended absences from work, breakdown of collaboration across teams, and a failure to produce required outcomes and meet deadlines. 5 as government officials prepare to fend off a wave of lies about the outcome.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Culture 117

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

Between coordinating busy schedules and deciding on agenda items, it’s often difficult for nonprofit boards to be truly productive. Here’s how board portal software like BoardSite can help your nonprofit’s board be more productive and successful and follow good governance practices.

Production 101

Production Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Governance 101

NonProfit Leadership Center

JULY 31, 2023

By investing in training, organizations can improve their efficiency, productivity and performance — and retain their best people. Funding support for training and development enables leaders to enhance their strategic planning, financial management , fundraising and board governance skills.

Nonprofit governance and management 238

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Collaborations Leadership 238

Candid

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this age of digital overload and short attention spans, nonprofits that want to raise more money will instead create and sustain authentic, productive, long-term relationships with a network of individuals, corporate executives, government representatives, and/or impact investors.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Governance Nonprofits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

And human beings judge the value of AIs work product. Yet, crucially, these feats are only possible because AI has been created by humans for particular human purposes and trained on diverse, high-quality datasets, including medical journals, market reports, and musical compositions, all of them products of human creativity and expertise.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 121

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 26, 2023

In this guide, we’ll review expert tips for overcoming the top three nonprofit compliance challenges: Complying with governance guidelines Following fundraising requirements Reporting finances accurately Accuracy and thoroughness are key to maintaining compliance so your nonprofit can continue its important work.

Finance 207

Finance Governance Charitable Contribution Nonprofits 207

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

PCC , you will have the time to reflect and will walk away with a definitive plan to easily incorporate into your day, as well as additional strategies to be more productive at work and happier at home. Competing governance models and governance trends. During this interactive workshop led by Ellen Nastir, M.Ed.,

Nonprofit governance and management 229

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Culture 229

Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

By implementing nonprofit board management software, organizations can streamline their board processes and improve overall governance. With software, onboarding costs are a sneaky addition to the overall price of the product. However, without proper management, board activities can become disorganized, time-consuming, and inefficient.

Management 245

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

They also had access to forests where they could collect timber and non-timber forest products such as mushrooms. Despite the community’s disapproval, government officials had apparently already approved and funded the plan. The villagers were moved to a resettlement miles away that lacked clean water and fertile soil for crops.

Environmental 113

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 113

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 6, 2021

That could be institutional grants (like foundation funding) and contracts (from government agencies). They work in organizations that are funded in a variety of different ways that don’t depend on hundreds or thousands of individual donors. It could be fee for service work or earned revenue. That too is another post.

Communication 338

Communication Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising 338

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 29, 2022

But what if you could increase your productivity and impact? From a Certificate in Grant Writing or Board Governance to Nonprofit Financial Management or Leadership, there is something for every leader and every experience level. Time is a precious commodity when you’re working at a nonprofit and wearing many hats.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Retention 246

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. And what is our role in generating the solutions for what it will mean for us to govern ourselves for the long haul? Rebekah Barber: Can you tell me about your background and how you got involved with Race Forward? What will it take?

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 138

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.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

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

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

Your Board is responsible for big picture issues that have to do with governing the organization. Board Meeting Doesn’t Have to Mean “Bored Meeting” A happy Board of Directors is a productive Board of Directors! The post Run a Productive, Fun Nonprofit Board Meeting appeared first on Get Fully Funded.

Production 98

Production Law Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Artists knew that the funding infrastructure for the arts mirrored our larger broken financial system, where the ability to live is based on a narrow definition of productivity and paid labor. It’s no surprise that more than half of artists in New York earning below $25,000 annually.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Health 133

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Effective governance requires a commitment to all aspects of their role, not just the parts that might seem most appealing or convenient. Collaboration: Working collaboratively with board members, staff, and external partners is essential for achieving organizational objectives and fostering a positive and productive work environment.

Ethics 106

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 106

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

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. The Aadhaar project morphed into India Stack during the mid-2010s to include components such as payments and financial data governance, in addition to identity.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

With better context-specific information, these workers could become more productive in the tasks they are performing and venture into new, more complex tasks. Companies must recognize that, in reality, labor is a critical resource for productivity growth. Alas, this more hopeful path is not where we are heading.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 142

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.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Health Finance 126

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Understand the requirements for each application and the unique aspects of each foundation and government funder. ” Tracey Wilson from the Nonprofit Network Note: The opinions and product/service recommendations expressed above are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of Blue Avocado.

Sociology 95

Sociology Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Children 95

Selfish Giving

APRIL 10, 2017

This would include providing personal shopping concierges to enhance the experience and provide unparalleled attention while simultaneously learning shoppers’ individualized preferences for products, interests and social causes. Social impact will be built right into the product or service, the channel strategy and the promotion.

Retail 213

Retail Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 213

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We will research and target high-priority foundation s and government funding sources while strengthening our relationships with our current funders. Although we have over 200 enrolled trust beneficiaries, we know from government statistics that there are thousands of potential clients we could help, so that’s our laser focus.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Food Governance 59

Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

It is no wonder some boards are finding it difficult to be productive due to this bickering, eye-rolling, microaggressions, bias, silence, or absence. The Board of Directors is the governing body of a nonprofit. But when conflict is clouding the board’s ability to be productive and focus on mission, something must change. .

Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Nonprofits 114

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Those included figuring out your audience, your products, and your audience’s pain points. The fourth step is to identify and quantify the benefits of your product. Could it be the government? In part 1 of this two-part blog series, we covered the first few steps of creating a Unique Value Proposition statement. Sean Kosofsky.

Values 152

Values Homelessness Production Nonprofits 152

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

And while governments and private organizations have initiated transitions through a first wave of limited interventions, these market shifts are happening too slowly to reduce emissions at a pace that would limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Not all market-shaping initiatives in global health were successful, of course.

Finance 116

Finance Health Manufacturing Governance 116

Ann Green

AUGUST 27, 2024

By Kyle Cannon Although businesses and nonprofits operate in two different worlds, governed by their own unique rules, these organizations are more alike than one might initially think. While your organization isn’t necessarily focused on selling a specific product or service, your purpose is what supporters buy into.

Nonprofit governance and management 156

Nonprofit governance and management Charitable Organizations Nonprofits Production 156

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future. To be both a business and societal success, the company must rethink its design.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

Whether it’s CRM products and websites for fundraising, outreach, advocacy and event management, or back office infrastructure for day-to-day operations and everything in between, the list of functions and choices is seemingly endless and growing by the day. HAVING tech is not the same as USING and MANAGING tech. . Who’s got your back?

Nonprofit governance and management 145

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Production Nonprofits 145

Pam Moore

APRIL 2, 2022

Pam joins TPI with more than 25 years of marketing and product management leadership roles across technology services in the public and private sector. It has worked with over half of the current Fortune 1000 companies, as well as governments, professional athletes and sports teams, and many other organizations.

Culture 29

Culture Leadership Governance Marketing 29

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Finding that perfect balance of power and productivity is one of the most common challenges that nonprofit leaders face. . The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. Unhealthy leadership cultures are often evidenced by one of two polarized governance styles: micromanagement or rubberstamping.

Management 111

Management Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership 111

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. The students devised and implemented a plan to market and sell their honey production.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, poor communities and people of color stood up to the federal government and the excesses of urban renewal , which had bulldozed many poor communities, especially communities of color. In terms of production, CDCs were doing well. Rebuilding a Common Identity The production numbers may be impressive.

Community Development 135

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Confusion occurs within corporations, too: imagine the regional manager of a bottling plant for a multinational corporation, responsible for reporting on key ESG metrics to one division within its company but also needing to work with innovation and product development teams, from another division, that need to start designing with ESG in mind.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

trillion (4)—nearly three times the value of the annual gross domestic product of the United States. The S is for social (fair treatment for workers and related practices), and the G is for governance (this includes things like gender and racial diversity on company boards). Scale, in short, is a long way off.

Nonprofit governance and management 120

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 120