Impact Resources
Articles
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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Your Engine of Impact: Organization and Talent
A nonprofit organization is only as good as its people—and its people can be only as good as the organizational structure and culture that leaders create for them. The fifth article in an eight-part series.
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Your Engine of Impact: Insight and Courage
Great nonprofit organizations start with a profound insight—a vision of how social change can come about. They also need courage to translate that insight into reality. The fourth article in an eight-part series.
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Your Engine of Impact: Mission
A nonprofit organization exists to fulfill its mission—and its mission, as encapsulated in its mission statement, will ideally ensure that it stays on course. The first article in an eight-part series.
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Your Engine of Impact: Strategy
Every nonprofit organization needs a strategy—a planned set of actions that will enable it to achieve the all-important mission that provides its reason for being. The second article in an eight-part series.
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Your Engine of Impact: Scaling
The ultimate purpose of many (though not all) nonprofit organizations is to achieve impact at scale—but first they must “earn the right” to scale up their operations. The eighth article in an eight-part series.
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