Walk Me

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Communication strategy templates are integral to nonprofit organizations, offering substantial advantages beyond a single outreach effort as you convey critical messages to key stakeholders throughout your communication efforts. Diverse viewpoints aid in refining your plan for maximum impact.

Change Management 52

Change Management ROI Media Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Change on a grand scale requires people to come together in new and different ways, and to reimagine what’s possible. Not only do you need to bring together folks with diversity of thought and experience, but those leaders also need to challenge long-held orthodoxies that can limit progress. Reimagine roles.

Scaling 13

Scaling Nonprofit Hospitality Government 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 20, 2013

For the nonprofit community, Big Data also offers immense potential. For nonprofits, medium data is a humbler but essential prerequisite: structured information about who you are, what you're trying to do, and what's happening. The people, communities, and ecosystems that nonprofits serve. And who pays the price?

Nonprofit 10

Nonprofit Diversity Scaling Accounts 10

Monday Task Management

MAY 7, 2022

Potlucks spread the work of cooking for a large crowd among many hands and often increase the diversity of dishes at any dinner. The skills required to put on a successful potluck often scale up to bigger events. Starting with the right processes and templates creates a foundation for increased success with events of any scale.

Workflows 40

Workflows Scaling Human Resources Nonprofit 40

Monday Task Management

MAY 7, 2022

Potlucks spread the work of cooking for a large crowd among many hands and often increase the diversity of dishes at any dinner. The skills required to put on a successful potluck often scale up to bigger events. Starting with the right processes and templates creates a foundation for increased success with events of any scale.

Workflows 40

Workflows Scaling Human Resources Nonprofit 40

AIHR

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

And she’s also a nonprofit founder, advisor, and executive coach. And you know, you talked a little bit about my background as a nonprofit founder. I founded a nonprofit in 2010 that focuses on helping graduate at-risk youth by teaching them the principles of entrepreneurship. And so it sounds very large at scale.

Inclusion 52

Inclusion Nonprofit Operations Diversity 52

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

The basic facts were established in a 2012 study by The Bridgespan Group in the Stanford Social Innovation Review , which looked at the more than 200,000 nonprofit organizations founded between 1975 and 2008 to determine how many had grown to $50 million or more in annual revenues. The answer? 201 — just 1%.

Nonprofit 10

Nonprofit Government Metrics Revenue 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 25, 2011

There is a tacit vested interest among public, private and nonprofit capital providers in the status quo. The banks have retreated from that business — pursuing economies of scale, rather than helping scale up small companies. This is not a recipe for growth. What is missing in cities is not revitalizing new ideas.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Revenue Banking Scaling 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

A diverse group of local leaders — private, public, philanthropic, and nonprofit — fed up with the dysfunction around them, come together to challenge conventional wisdom and fix problems long written off as unsolvable, such as poverty, unemployment, and a failing education system. Using Social Media for Social Good.

Nonprofit 14

Nonprofit Scaling Education Diversity 14

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Yes, there are other varieties, like nonprofit firms and government-sponsored enterprises, but for-profit firms are assumed to be the center of the economic system. Until we address it, we're just treating symptoms, and our reform efforts will not reach the scale and speed required to avert the looming storm. Seeds of a New Capitalism.

Nonprofit 15

Nonprofit Government Benefits Assets 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2013

The biggest obstacle to scale for the social sector is this lack of effective funding models. This makes it impossible for social organizations to scale. Follow the Scaling Social Impact insight center on Twitter @ScalingSocial and register to stay informed and give us feedback. But the problem is not money, per se.

Scaling 15

Scaling Government Assets Nonprofit 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Through this multilateral collaboration and the innovative use of technology, government, the private sector, NGOs, and academic players have tapped into a diverse wealth of expertise to improve processes that literally save lives. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group. Why Don't the Best Nonprofits Grow?

Nonprofit 17

Nonprofit Process Improvement Employee Engagement Diversity 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Like Zuckerberg, he wanted to broaden the range of tools he could apply for social change — including not just grants to nonprofits but also “impact investments” into mission-driven, for-profit companies. Some observers worry that it diverts money away from worthy nonprofits.

Nonprofit 14

Nonprofit Government Education Inclusion 14

BCW Institute

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

One of the things that I think is great about our senior-leadership team is we have a genuine interest and value for the diversity that each person brings to the team. So diversity in backgrounds, experiences, skill sets, personalities, all of that helps us to come up with the widest set of possibilities for how we can meet a particular need.

Operations 52

Operations Strategic Planning Human Resources Accounts 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2015

In this case, we adopted the outcome metrics of the International Consortium for Health Outcomes (ICHOM), a nonprofit organization that forms working groups of physician leaders, patient advocacy members, registry leaders, and patients to develop global standard sets of outcome measures for medical conditions.

Metrics 15

Metrics Hospitality Scaling Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Third, because individuals with unique skills — from celebrities and sport stars to entrepreneurs, investors, and consultants — could now sell their services on a global scale, inequality soared. These cross-sector collaborations are diverse in nature, and often are responses to specific local conditions.

Government 14

Government Education Diversity Nonprofit 14

BCW Institute

MAY 11, 2022

And one of the first things I do, because you can see it’s right at the top of my journal, I give myself—you’ll appreciate this as a numbers guy—so I give myself a score, like on a scale of one to 10. This book is designed for you, a Christian leader in business, a church, or a nonprofit. Okay, how am I doing relationally?

Leadership Development 52

Leadership Development Employee Engagement Diversity Scaling 52

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

That was the answer from a recent Harvard Business School MBA graduate when asked why he decided to participate in the School's Leadership Fellows program — a one-year management fellowship in nonprofit and public-sector organizations. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group.

Nonprofit 10

Nonprofit Education Leadership Development Scaling 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2013

Through this multilateral collaboration and the innovative use of technology, government, the private sector, NGOs, and academic players have tapped into a diverse wealth of expertise to improve processes that literally save lives. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group. Why Don't the Best Nonprofits Grow?

Nonprofit 10

Nonprofit Process Improvement Employee Engagement Diversity 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2018

For years, companies, universities and nonprofits have researched the reasons why women are less likely to enter STEM field s — and why, once they enter, they face challenges that frequently push them out. PM Images/Getty Images. Women in STEM have one of the toughest — and, potentially, most rewarding — jobs in the world.

Engineering 15

Engineering Recruitment Banking Nonprofit 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

As the great midlife migration of baby boomers gathers momentum and scale, long-predicted revolutions in longevity and demography are unfolding in front of us. The nonprofit helps thousands of young people apply their talents to solving significant social problems, starting by working in schools that need more support.

Nonprofit 8

Nonprofit Scaling Education Human Resources 8

Peter Winick

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Moving beyond theoretical discussions, Winick and Sherman explore the practicalities of scaling thought leadership within corporate landscapes. When scaling our thought leadership for the enterprise level don’t get fixated with the end-user. Peter Winick: People that have the scales and the model and all those things might not.

Scaling 195

Scaling Sales Sales Retention 195

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 11, 2011

It is the more versatile, general-purpose charities — including such well-known, diverse institutions as The United Way Worldwide and the Salvation Army — that are faring the worst. But the financial meltdown has not affected all charities and not-for-profits equally.

Revenue 14

Revenue Diversity Energy Education 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

The scope and scale of Hurricane Sandy and her impact on cities like New York has helped bring five critical realities into much clearer focus: Extreme weather events are happening more frequently than ever before. Government must adopt innovation practices that mirror those used by leading entrepreneurial companies around the world.

Government 8

Government Diversity Nonprofit Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Consider the collaboration between Dr. Neel Shah and nonprofit architecture firm MASS Design Group. They looked at 12 diverse facilities for evidence of how unit design affects Caesarean rates. Previous studies looked only at room scale, not unit scale.) Insight Center. The Future of Health Care. Sponsored by Medtronic.

Hospitality 8

Hospitality Engineering Diversity Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2015

Four years ago, Allie Rogovin was managing a new team designed to promote diversity at Teach for America. She’d been at the organization for 13 years, loved its people and mission and was enjoying the latest challenge, but she wanted to scale back. Case Study #1: A vague plan is better than no plan.

Small Business 15

Small Business Insurance Administration Marketing 15

Peter Winick

AUGUST 26, 2024

Global Perspective on Mental Health: Her research highlights the resilience found in diverse cultures worldwide, challenging the Western focus on pharmaceuticals and advocating for a more inclusive approach to mental health treatment. It is not a nonprofit. Take them to scale through the practice of thought leadership.

Travel 287

Travel Hospitality Inclusion Government 287

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2016

The nonprofit sector has limbs. When I say, “the nonprofit sector” here, I really mean what the public thinks of as “charities.” ” When I think of charities I think of the health and human services portion of the nonprofit sector. One big qualification. “There are too many egos involved!”

Nonprofit 13

Nonprofit Diversity Fixed Costs Operations 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

We see this in our research at Columbia University and have identified many examples where CEOs benefit their businesses by partnering across sectors with public officials, nonprofit managers, and community members. Apollo Hospitals focuses on medical service delivery through a geographically diverse network of CSCs.

Government 14

Government Nonprofit Hospitality Operations 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2013

Without economies of scale, they argued, developing societies would never develop the efficiencies needed to modernize. Founded in 1972, BRAC has made scale one of its hallmarks. It has also expanded to 11 countries, with the support of others such as The MasterCard Foundation, which has facilitated a speedy scale-up of BRAC in Uganda.

Scaling 10

Scaling Retention Diversity Education 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

Given the diversity of countries and industries (everything from energy to telecom, government to nonprofit) and company sizes (multinationals to startups) there are some striking commonalities that emerge. See if these feel familiar, and consider if they are trending up or down for your business: Challenge 1: Commoditization.

B2B 15

B2B Nonprofit Scaling Diversity 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2017

Foundations and wealthy individuals are making big philanthropic bets on driving social change solutions at scale. In partnering with many donors and nonprofit leaders over the years, we understand their rationale: It takes a bold commitment to confront some of the world’s most intractable social problems.

Nonprofit 12

Nonprofit Scaling Education Hospitality 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2013

Has that changed the scale and scope of the giving? Is the blueprint flexible enough to deal with the diversity of cases, or do you need to tweak it on the fly? Compensation Government Nonprofit' The victims don''t want to wait two or three years for the money. Now it''s just, "text this number and donate $10." It really has.

Hospitality 8

Hospitality Nonprofit Compensation Government 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2018

Taking the lead is Arizona Governor Doug Ducey, who called securing information systems a “top priority” when he issued an executive order to create the Arizona Cybersecurity Team (ACT) in March, putting together a diverse set of experts from government, the private sector and higher education.

Government 8

Government Education Engineering Assets 8

Andrew Chen

MAY 28, 2019

As new tech platforms hit scale, we on the consumer team have been closely watching the future of media and the technology driving it — in all forms. Non-media businesses and nonprofits that also produce podcasts. There are now over 700K free podcasts available and thousands more launching each week.

Advertising 93

Advertising Revenue Media Marketing 93

Andrew Chen

MAY 28, 2019

As new tech platforms hit scale, we on the consumer team have been closely watching the future of media and the technology driving it — in all forms. Non-media businesses and nonprofits that also produce podcasts. There are now over 700K free podcasts available and thousands more launching each week.

Advertising 40

Advertising Revenue Media Marketing 40

Peter Winick

JANUARY 2, 2025

From managing with authenticity to building lasting influence, this episode distills the years most impactful lessons for authors, speakers, and leaders looking to scale their ideas. Marcus Collins So what I find is that the most important part about the book is just scaling the thinking. So you had a great year.

ROI 164

ROI Marketing Scaling Manager 164