When the founder and long-time leader of an organization is replaced by someone new, it’s generally thought that the founder should make a complete break so that there isn’t any confusion about who is in control. But recent research by The Bridgespan Group suggests that in the nonprofit world that may not be the best approach. Read more in “Making Founder Successions Work,” the cover story in the Spring 2018 issue.
Nonprofits benefit when they carefully plan an extended role for founders who step down. Open access to this article is made possible by The Bridgespan Group.
The era of corporations integrating sustainable practices is being surpassed by a new age of corporations actively transforming the market to make it more sustainable. Open access to this article is made possible by The Regents of the University of Michigan on behalf of the Erb Institute.
To create systems of societal change, we need to become clearer about the archetypes of societal change strategies, their strengths and weaknesses, and their interactions.
Philanthropy has a vital role to play in building a culture of “civic science,” in which scientists take active roles as citizens and citizens engage with scientific research. | Open access to this article made possible by the Rita Allen Foundation
North Carolina’s Project Lazarus has brought harm-reduction principles to Appalachia to address the opioid addiction crisis.
EnerGaia is growing spirulina to feed people and help the environment.
Humanitas AI has created a smartphone app to enable young people to coordinate social projects.
Street Priests ministers to the homeless children of Calabar, Nigeria, to help them find a better path.
San Francisco’s Free City program covers tuition at its community college through a real estate transaction tax.
ClientEarth has taken a US-style legal strategy of protecting the environment across the Atlantic and found surprising success.
An ambitious community project is helping Amsterdam’s newest residents find both dignified work and a social network.
Little Free Libraries draw neighbors together on street corners, on school campuses, and in police stations.
Microfinance for water and sanitation enables people to find their own solutions.
Better policies in host countries can enable refugees to rebuild their lives and contribute to host economies.
Solving systemic social problems takes people, politics, and power—not more social entrepreneurship.
It is time to give US women the convenience and autonomy of birth control and abortion pills that women elsewhere enjoy.
Community organizations devoted to reducing crime have shown results.
The ability of teachers to improve students’ non-cognitive abilities may have greater importance than test scores.
Companies that create a climate of volunteering can see benefits even among non-volunteers.
Presence of female business leaders in community can bolster launching female-led social enterprises.
A new era of scientific collaboration demands new measures and models for gauging its effectiveness.
When the rights and benefits of formal organization became available to all, it unleashed a new social order and greater economic dynamism.
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, women have risen up to change politics and society.
