Leadership and management

Jun 13, 2023

CSOs are critical actors in achieving social impact and in building vibrant communities. While many are under resourced, leaders can still take steps to improve their CSOs' effectiveness. As food for thought, we’ve consolidated the Forbes Nonprofit Council’s recommendations for improving CSO operations.

Jun 09, 2023

Mind The Gap Consulting’s guide details the benefits of the four-day workweek for CSO leaders, including a roadmap, and options for shifting to this model while keeping productivity and social impact.

Jun 08, 2023

While membership-based CSOs derive their budget from annual dues, launching a CSO that serves a broader public has different funding challenges. Here's what we recommend to help CSOs grow through public funding, individual donations and foundation or company grants.

Jun 08, 2023

Preventing CSO Burnout never goes out of style! The Durfee Foundation's 2017 findings that sabbaticals help CSO leaders stay engaged and productive is increasingly relevant.

Nov 17, 2022

Traditionally, grants to CSOs focus on beneficiaries as recipients rather than participants. But this is changing. CSOs are starting to integrate beneficiaries’ experience into their management for more meaningful social impact. Lehn M. Benjamin describes what moving from an evidence-based to a relationship-based model might look like.