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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

What if community residents had trust in local governments because they had real decision-making power around the buses and roads that take them to work, the schools their children attend, the housing available to them, and otherwise how their collective tax dollars are spent? We must believe that these transformations are possible.

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Reading List: Bridging Divides to Create Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. How do we encourage greater cooperation and collaboration in what can feel like an increasingly divisive world? By SSIR Editors. Subscribe to SSIR here.).

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. They have also pointed us to some essential best practices for anyone setting out to collaborate across boundaries.