Impact Resources
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Learning to Live in a Team-of-Teams World
An emerging organizational model emphasizes the value of enabling people to work in dynamic, open teams. Recent research highlights the promise of this model—particularly in the social sector.
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Our Core Principles: High Impact at Scale, Yes, But Serve Others Always
Leadership in the social sector requires a dual commitment. On the one hand, leaders must work rigorously to maximize impact. On the other hand, they must honor the dignity that lies in any effort to support people in need.
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How Two Figures Shaped Our Core Principles on Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership
Early encounters with two exceptional social entrepreneurs—Bill Drayton and Roy Prosterman—led to a clear understanding of what it takes to achieve high impact at scale in the social sector.
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Most Nonprofits Aren’t Ready for the Coming Impact Era
Today, most nonprofits organizations fall short of meeting their full potential. To prepare for the Impact Era, they must improve their performance in areas that range from board governance to strategy.
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Our Call to Action: Joining Together for Social Impact
The U.S. nonprofit sector provides many opportunities for people to come together for a common purpose. And today Americans have a unique opportunity to focus the sector not just on activity but on impact.
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Earning the Right to Scale
A surprising number of nonprofit organizations are not (or not yet) equipped to expand their impact. A tool called the Readiness to Scale Matrix can help leaders evaluate whether their organization is truly ready to take that step.
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Your Engine of Impact: Board Governance
Effective governance of a nonprofit organization requires leaders and board members to confront a set of people, process, and behavioral challenges. The seventh article in an eight-part series.
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Your Engine of Impact: Funding
In any nonprofit organization, leaders must take seriously their obligation to secure the financial resources that the organization needs to survive and grow. The sixth article in an eight-part series.
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The Four Questions to Ask When Serving on a Nonprofit Board
To master the challenge of nonprofit board service, board members must summon the courage to ask probing questions about issues such as mission, strategy, and impact evaluation.
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