Dozens of articles have proposed co-leadership as an attractive option for nonprofits, presenting the structure as a healthier, more relational, and less isolating way to work, as well as an appealing ...
Is co-leadership having a moment? The model is not exactly new, particularly in the nonprofit sector. But the pandemic exposed crises in leadership at the same time that new (or renewed) commitments ...
In moments of crisis, question, and opportunity, many nonprofits and philanthropic foundations turn to consultants. These strategic advisors come in many shapes and sizes, from large, multinational ...
For some organizations, co-leadership starts from the top down. In 2024, when Global Fund for Children (GFC) announced that I would transition from global managing director to co-CEO alongside John ...
One glimpse at the August 2024 wildfire incident map of Western North America and one might have thought half the continent was on fire. Oregon had declared a statewide wildfire state of emergency ...
How do we get people of all political identities to willingly support social progress without compromising anyone’s values? In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans ...
In a special supplement to Stanford Social Innovation Review, the policy research and advocacy organization PolicyLink issues a call to action for people interested in realizing "the unfulfilled ...
President Jimmy Carter reached the highest pinnacle of political leadership, but he arguably did more good for more people during his encore career in the nonprofit sector—and that may be his most ...
Imagine this: At a gathering someone asks, “Has exposure to the internet been good for society or bad?” The ensuing debate reveals varied opinions, yet the conclusion suggests that everyone agrees the ...
The other day, I read an excellent article by two social entrepreneurs who shut down their family planning project in Ghana when they realized it wasn’t working and never would. How and why they ...
More than 650,000 people across the country are unsheltered every night, not including those surfing on couches, surviving in cars, or barely teetering on the brink. More than half of tenants are rent ...
On a sunny June morning last year, more than 100 medical personnel from around the world are ferried by bus to the foothills of the Chugach Mountains on the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska. They arrive ...