Nonprofit Next

Pup My Ride: How Organizations Collaborate via Networks to Scale-up for Greater Impact

Kathy Ferreira — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:12:25 +0000

Best Friends Animal Society, Humane Society of Utah, and the Jason Denis Heigl Foundation collaborate for greater impact with Pup My Ride, a van shuttle service that transports dogs from overcrowded shelters in Los Angeles to adoptive families in Salt Lake City.

Join the Collaboration Movement

Jo DeBolt — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:20:15 +0000

Occasionally we have a chance to see just how much things have changed in a short period. Two years ago we were working with the Lodestar Foundation to launch the 2009 Collaboration Prize. A few days ago, we announced the 2011 Collaboration Prize. What has changed in that two year period? It’s hard to know [...]

Building Bridges to a Sustainable Future

Melissa Mendes Campos — Tue, 18 May 2010 16:02:46 +0000

In many ways the Sustainability field illustrates emerging trends called out in Convergence, such as sector blurring and the use of networks. By its very nature, this work must engage all sectors in developing solutions to complex problems. Is your organization prepared to work with others toward a more Sustainable future?

Leadership Essentials

Mary Stelletello — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:53:38 +0000

In our work in the Leadership Practice Area we have the opportunity to explore what leadership means in the small communities of North Dakota and the island cities of Hawai’i. How is it similar? How does it differ? We have learned that there are cultural elements to leadership that must be integrated into our capacity-building [...]

The Leaders We Need Now

Brent Copen — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:20:56 +0000

Boomers beware: you may lose your top talent. The emerging Generation X cohort is poised to take on senior leadership positions and the top performers are demanding a seat at the table. Bottom line: in this environment of constant change and uncertainty, the emerging Generation X leaders bring a set of skills and values that [...]

Gulf Coast Oil Spill Relief: Databases to the Rescue!

Lara Hoke — Wed, 05 May 2010 20:04:51 +0000

How Open Source Internet Crowdsourcing Technology is Revolutionizng the Gulf Cost Oil Spill Relief Efforts

Diversity – Making it Really Count

Melissa Mendes Campos — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:51:21 +0000

In many ways, diversity is about our ability to see and be seen, to hear and be heard—apart from the homogenous mass and overwhelming din of the dominant culture, in all our many distinct flavors. For the social sector, this becomes acutely relevant each Census year. Nonprofits know from experience just how much is riding on our ability to be honest in quantifying who we are in order to meet the basic needs of our communities.

Creating space for emerging leaders to emerge

Bill Coy — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:48:55 +0000

This is my golden year. In some traditions when the year you were born coincides with your actual age, it is referred to as the “golden year.” Next month I will be 55 and, you guessed it, I was born in 1955. But like most baby boomers, that number has no correlation to my self-perception. [...]

Cultural Diversity: Having a good picture of your clients

Luis Vergara — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:15:01 +0000

I am currently working with a client who is looking to better target the Latino market. One of their two offices is in a city with a Latino majority (above 75%). The office staff speaks Spanish, and all their material is translated. Yet they know that to attract and keep their clients they need to [...]

Nonprofit Leadership – The Future is Here

Melissa Mendes Campos — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:28:01 +0000

Much in the same way that it is faulty logic to talk about how to “get ready” for a more diverse nonprofit workforce – diversity is here; if anything, we just all need to catch up – the “next generation” train has left the station. Young people have already begun to commit themselves to leadership roles, taking the reins of nonprofit organizations, and founding their own to fill in the gaps and create a more vibrant and future-ready social sector.