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Embracing partnership: A promising paradigm for nonprofit governance 

Candid

Traditionally, nonprofit governance has been perceived through a hierarchical lens, with board members primarily overseeing and guiding the organization’s direction while staff execute the operational tasks. The nonprofit governance orthodoxy Nonprofit governance operates within a framework of three legal duties.

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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

.orgSource

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. Governance, and the vision of governance, is so varied around the world. But you must be intentional.

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How Funders are Driving Systems Change in Response to the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

This transformation must happen in our communities, in our workplaces, and in ourselves. Throughout the Global South, the extraction of natural resources — metals, minerals, forests, and fossil fuels — is growing rapidly, causing severe environmental damage and social harm, particularly to indigenous and rural communities.

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Majora Carter’s Eco-Entrepreneurship

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Majora Carter is on a quest to save the world one community at a time. and she’s well underway bringing positive change to many more communities. and she’s well underway bringing positive change to many more communities. That’s because she believes that no one should have to leave his or her neighborhood to live in a better one.

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Great reads from around the web on August 10th

Amy Sample Ward

Introducing the National Talent Bank - The National Talent Bank is an idea proposed by the Council on Social Action. How have you made sure to evaluate where or what kinds of tools or platforms your community uses before you choose what to do with your social media strategy? Find me on Delicious for more!

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Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges

Have Fun - Do Good

To learn more about the Fund, I attended a panel called Social Innovation: Harnessing What Works to Address Critical National Challenges at the 2009 National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Give voice to new and alternative actors. Barriers to entry: The government prescribes a lot of requirements (i.e.

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Road Trip! Fundraising, Advocacy, Community Building, Storytelling and Recruitment on the Road.

Care2

We so often focus on learning from innovative online campaigns that we miss out on opportunities to integrate offline cause communities and grassroots advocacy. Drawing national attention to an important issue (and a good bit of recognition for your organization the process). Connecting and enriching a national movement.