Building Better Foundations for Change
Kathleen Enright, president of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, discusses how grant makers can use their money and influence most effectively.
View ArticlePromoting Change Across Borders
How BuildOn, an education charity, uses its charitable efforts in American cities to improve conditions in impoverished countries.
View ArticleFocusing on What Matters
Jan Masaoka, a nonprofit-management expert, explains why charities should focus on what they accomplish, not only how they operate.
View ArticleHolding Nonprofits and Foundations Accountable
Tom Kelly, associate director for evaluation at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, explains the importance of organizations setting clear goals and working deliberately.
View ArticleUnleashing the Power of the Individual
Michelle Nunn, chief executive of the Points of Light Institute, seeks to teach teenagers and young adults how individuals can make a difference.
View ArticleHow Nurturing Creativity Builds Community Leaders
Margaret Martin, founder of the Harmony Project in Los Angeles, explains why she believes teaching young people how to be creative will lead to social change.
View ArticleBuilding Grass-Roots Movements
John McKnight, an author and professor emeritus of social policy at Northwestern University, shares ideas learned over many decades about how to galvanize communities.
View ArticleInside a Foundation's Effort to Bridge Divides
Nancy Hunt, who co-founded the We Are Family Foundation with the musician Nile Rodgers, describes her organization's effort to build strong communities worldwide.
View ArticleMaking Community a Top Priority
Rich Harwood, president of the Harwood Institute for Public Innovation, discusses how an organization can stop worrying about its survival and focus on the people it serves.
View ArticleThe Road to Civil Discourse
Carol Rasco, a domestic-policy adviser to former President Clinton, discusses the role of civil discourse in advocacy.
View ArticleTesting Assumptions: How Asking Questions About Purpose Can Produce Change
Jonathan Spack, the leader of a 40-year-old Boston nonprofit, discusses how his organization managed its transformation.
View ArticleWhat Leads to Social Change?
Three veteran activists share the best ideas on how to transform society starting with the question, "What factors lead to social change?"
View ArticleFocusing on What Is Possible
Community change is more likely to happen when nonprofits build on the strengths of their communities, not the weaknesses, says Peter Block, a veteran activist and author.
View ArticleBringing the Community to the Table
Thinking of every community member as part of a team can create powerful results, says Paul Born, president of Tamarack, an Institute for Community Engagement.
View ArticleHow Shared Dreams and Values Promote Social Change
John Stansfield, director of advocacy and campaigns at Oxfam New Zealand, shares lessons he has learned about how to help people build a common vision.
View ArticleSustaining Social Change Long After Disaster Strikes
Albert Ruesga, chief executive of the Greater New Orleans Foundation, discusses how to keep people involved in civic-change efforts long after urgency has subsided.
View ArticleHow a Grant Maker Became a Social-Change Agent
Roger Hughes, chief executive of a community health foundation in Phoenix, Ariz., discusses how his organization transformed into an effective proponent for social change.
View ArticleHow a New Foundation Listens to Its Community
Sidney Hargro, cheif executive of the Community Foundation of South Jersey, shares how is organization is finding ways to help eight diverse counties work together.
View ArticleLessons for Nonprofits From the Arab Spring
Andy Carvin, NPR's social-media senior strategist, discusses how effective causes need networks of people who have the strength to pull together in the face of opposition.
View ArticleA Bookseller's Lessons on Change
A business that stuck to its mission, even amid rapid growth, provides management ideas for nonprofits seeking to build strong communities.
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