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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot. This required a sustained emergency posture and high degrees of creativity, agility, and collaboration.

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Announcing the Mid-South Nonprofit Conference Speakers!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

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Invest in Networks for Exponential Climate Wins

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. That’s because each network member can tackle a piece of the puzzle, while maintaining relationships that allow coordination, collaboration, and troubleshooting.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines.

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The Ghost Workforce the Tech Industry Doesn’t Want You to Think About

Stanford Social Innovation Review

He believed he’d been recruited as an IT administrator for a company called Samasource. hour, looking at some of the worst things imaginable to decide whether they violated Facebook’s content policies. hour, looking at some of the worst things imaginable to decide whether they violated Facebook’s content policies.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over the last year, she had to visit the emergency room at the local hospital three times when she and members of her family developed severe respiratory symptoms. There are communities like hers all over America. Elisa isn’t alone. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Marketing & Communications. Marketing & Communications.