Our publications analyze current realities in nonprofits and provide innovative, practical recommendations for organizations to increase their impact.
Discussion Guide for Exploring Community Engagement
This is a series of small-group discussion questions for use during an agency retreat or extended meeting that offers a structured opportunity to explore the agency’s potential for community engagement […]
Community Engagement Assessment Worksheet
This tool helps agencies take stock of their current level of community engagement by presenting a set of activities and prompting agencies to think about how often they currently engage […]
Causes or Consequences
As discussed in the Root Cause Analysis exercise, understanding the often invisible sources of some of our communities’ most persistent problems takes learning about why and how things work. It […]
Theory of Social Change
Many service agencies use some sort of Theory of Change or Logic Model to articulate their service provision goals. Both of these tools use a visual representation of work and […]
Advancing Community Level Impact: A Series of 5% Shifts
Service providers are on the front lines of our nation’s struggles with the effects of poverty and inequity. While the sector has always focused on helping people, service organizations underwent […]
United in Anger: Discussion Guide for Activists and Organizers
“The United in Anger ACT UP documentary is a valuable teaching tool I look forward to utilizing to train youth activists in the struggles that affect them. The fight for […]
The Next Stage: Leaving Long-Term Leadership: Reports from the Field
Over four decades ago, the Baby Boom generation began entering the workforce in significant numbers with many deciding to dedicate their careers to social sector work. Now this cohort is […]
What Does Social Change Look Like? (IMAGES)
This collection of images was designed to be used with the What Does Social Change Look Like? tool. Â We gathered these examples using a Flickr Creative Commons search, but you […]
What Does Social Change Look Like?
It is often hard to discuss broad topics such as social change or justice. Where do we begin, and how do we ensure that we are reaching beneath the surface […]
Root Cause Analysis
Making visible the often invisible sources of some the problems we deal with every day can be difficult. An essential part of understanding is learning why things operate the way […]