First Person
Five Years and Growing: How One Nonprofit Built a Sustainable, Collaborative Mission
An executive director shares the story of a nonprofit’s first five years, and her process of building sustainable nonprofit collaborations.
Using the Sensory Funnel to Improve Nonprofit Efficacy and Productivity
How understanding the sensory funnel can help nonprofits better take care of their employees and volunteers.
Making Nonprofit Strategic Planning (Relatively) Painless
A nonprofit talks about how they accomplished a successful strategic planning process with as little pain — and as much gain — as possible.
Against the Current: Rudy Espinoza’s Request to President-elect Biden
Interview with Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director at Inclusive Action for the City (IAC) in Los Angeles.
Against the Current: Matt Jorgensen
Interview with social entrepreneur Matt Jorgensen. How to unlock the power of small, home-based entrepreneurs and their kitchens.
Against the Current: Mitch Gruber
Interview with Mitch Gruber, social entrepreneur, social justice advocate, and Chief Strategy Officer at Foodlink.
Against the Current: Nihal Satyadev
Interview with Nihal Satyadev of The Youth Movement Against Alzheimer’s, addressing Alzheimer’s issues through innovation and advocacy.
Against the Current: Eunice Lin Nichols
Interview with Eunice Lin Nichols, Vice President at Encore.org and campaign director for Generation to Generation, delves into bridging generational divides.
Against the Current: Mando Rayo
Interview with Mando Rayo, discussing how truly serving communities requires representation on boards of directors.
Embracing Unlikely Allies: Sleeping with the Enemy
Need to negotiate with “enemies” to create change? Use these five negotiation tactics to create win-win and turn enemies into allies.