Board Governance
Bringing a Network Mindset to Board Development
How to use online social network tools to find the right board members—with the right networks—easier.
Tag: Organizational Networks
Foundations
Nonprofit Collaboration and Allowing What Can Be
A look at the new Patterson Foundation.
Social Entrepreneurship
Open Innovation: A Muse for Scaling
Open innovation enables behaviors that lay the groundwork for scale.
Nonprofit Management
Roundtable on Collective Impact
A discussion of the ways in which growing numbers of communities are aligning resources and pulling together to create significant change on a community problem.
Technology & Design
Impact: The Lovechild of Innovation and Collaboration
The power of bringing people together—reflections on TechSoup Global Summit one year later.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Understanding the Value of Backbone Organizations in Collective Impact: Part 1
An in-depth review of what it takes to be a backbone organization, and how to evaluate and support its work.
Foundations
Local Library or Management Service Organization?
Indiana’s Foellinger Foundation is using free library services to boost grantee effectiveness.
Nonprofit Management
Local Forces for Good
The authors of the influential book Forces for Good examine how their framework for creating high-impact nonprofits applies to local and smaller organizations.
Socially Responsible Business
Flexible Funding and Leadership Training Lead to Greater Community Impact
A successful grant program gives nonprofit leaders space and time to strategize.