How organizations handle disagreement shapes not only their internal health, but also the civic capacities society depends on.
How an excessive focus on methods has distracted attention from the more fundamental challenge of building rigor and learning ...
A year of turbulence has exposed the dangers of philanthropic monocultures and upended assumptions about impact, effectiveness, and scale. Embracing the varied intentions that motivate people to give ...
If you’ve been working in philanthropy for longer than a week, you’ve probably come across a report, analysis, or opinion piece about systems change. It’s everywhere. There are peer groups, ...
Ask most conservationists to talk about their impact, and you’ll hear stories of forests protected, of species saved, or of new technologies making a difference. But if you take a step back from those ...
Collective impact tends to generate strong reactions. Mention it, and the person across from you will likely either extol its virtues or roll their eyes. Introduced in a 2011 SSIR article, the ...
In 2022, our colleagues at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) were struggling to address one of the world’s most profound child health crises: hundreds of thousands of children in Chad suffering ...
How organizations handle disagreement shapes not only their internal health, but also the civic capacities society depends on ...
As social trust declines and polarization seeps into workplaces, schools, and civic institutions, the questions of when and ...
How organizations handle disagreement shapes not only their internal health, but also the civic capacities society depends on ...
An excerpt from Tom Chi’s Climate Capital on building forward for the future we need.
Collective impact initiatives have contributed to systems changes and improved the lives of many living in our communities. In the next decade, they must focus on equity, shifting imbalances of power, ...