In an environment full of uncertainty, where significant advances can best be made through networks and partnership, leadership demands a higher level of self-awareness. Here, the great Meg Wheatley walks us through some practical questions nonprofit leaders should keep top of mind as we face the tumult.
A new study finds what it calls “movement capture,” when private funders use their influence to redirect the focus and energy of social movements.
By putting inclusivity at the forefront of discussions, and by ensuring that oft-unheard voices are heard, nonprofits can fully embrace and fulfill their charge as key stewards of an emerging inclusive economic development philosophy that values everyone.
In the Adirondacks, more than 10,000 business owners are nearing retirement. A local economic development nonprofit has created a new center to fill that gap.
The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit is the subject of a federal grand jury investigation after a $1.55 billion project swelled to $9.2 billion and suggestions that staff of a private engineering firm were given key roles, including budget oversight.
Yesterday, Oregon’s governor signed the nation’s first statewide rent control law. The measure was hailed as a win for housing justice and a piece of bipartisan cooperation. However, it falls far short of providing a real solution for Oregon’s renters.
“Every executive and board leader will leave some day. Every person who adds value will, as well.” This article looks at how to manage leadership change in a way that is forward-looking, not reactionary, and which employs the opportunities that transitions brings to improve outcomes and better achieve the organization’s mission.
Can Child Protective Services truly protect children? A nonprofit program is seeking to change how government child protective services interact with families.
Sometimes there’s more to the story, and this story of a United Way chapter’s fundraising and its dismissal of its executive director includes a cautionary tale about board confidentiality.
The Raise the Wage Act and the federal Domestic Workers Bill of Rights are platforms for the Democratic Party without any path to becoming law. But they do go a long way in defining the meaning of a “good job” in 21st-century America.
Earlier this week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Renewal Program, his approach to improving the educational results in 100 targeted schools, had not met expectations and would not go forward as planned.
The Canadian government is doing no more than paying lip service to First Nations’ rights and obligations as they continue efforts to expand the Trans Mountain oil pipeline. First Nations communities are steadfast in their resistance to this environmental threat and intrusion on their sovereignty.