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How Global Talent Enriches a Global Health Organization

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. Some challenges may be less tangible, such as cultural differences and values. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems.

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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

Though its size is not based on endowed assets but rather speculative stock value, the organization, which is still as of this writing a nonprofit , is valued at $86 Billion. I want to think about what it means - if anything - for civil society. First, it seems that no one in civil society or the U.S.

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Investing in Systems Change Capacity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. They can choose clear interventions (e.g., focused on direct services), complicated interventions (e.g.,

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Why “Blank for Good" is Bad (UPDATED)

Philanthropy 2173

Original post Since we started the Digital Civil Society Lab I’ve been invited to countless conferences, workshops, and philanthropic or corporate launches of “some kind of tech” for “some kind of good.” What commercial applications call externalities, civil society and the public sector exist to address.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. That is how we deeply institutionalize values around giving, collective values around giving. What do we do to get there?

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Invest in Networks for Exponential Climate Wins

Stanford Social Innovation Review

An example of this kind of interconected web is the more than 100 members of the Drive Electric Campaign (DEC), who collaborate to support the adoption of policies that will achieve 100 percent EV sales in the world’s largest auto markets. A web of interconnected organizations is nimble and adaptable.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Meanwhile, countries on the “sending” side are positioning themselves to seek greater access to foreign labor markets. There are gaps in aspiring migrants’ knowledge of opportunities and how to navigate them, and they often struggle to overcome final hurdles such as language training or certifying their skills for the destination market.