OpenAI’s governance saga might give leaders pause about alternative ways of organizing, but research shows hybrid governance models can be successful—with effective boards to lead them.

I just got back from Skoll World Forum, the Cannes Festival for those trying to make the world a better place. What makes it so special is its focus on those who do the real work, and a growing horde ...

Increasingly, the lived experience of young people is shaped by what they experience online and what they do offline. Being nearly always connected, interpersonal relationships that characterize ...

Aligning return on investment (RoI) with learning impact (return on education, RoE) and social impact ( return on community, RoC) can ultimately help the ed-tech environment become an ecosystem—or ...

Business sustainability has come a long way. From the dawn of the modern environmental movement and the establishment of environmental regulations in the 1970s, it has become a strategic concern ...

In November 2022, Mackenzie Scott announced she had given almost $2 billion to 343 organizations, many of which are funds, as she calls them. In 2021, The Libra Foundation, a family foundation based ...

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, ...

Despite the enthusiasm for metrics, few people actually use them to guide decisions. In the nonprofit sector, good managers are very rigorous about tracking costs and income. But few use sophisticated ...

For generations we’ve been conditioned to believe that by choosing a career in service of others, we agree to sacrifice our own health, well-being, and relationships. But what if the path of service ...