Find exercises and resources that propel nonprofits forward to tackle leadership challenges, integrate service and social change, and work together to build movement momentum. Feel free to adapt these tools to your needs.
Criteria for Setting Priorities for Policy/Program Work
Based on an actual document developed by a service agency, this is an example of a set of criteria that an agency might set to determine which policy campaigns the […]
What’s Next? Baby Boom Leaders in Social Change Nonprofits
With its enormous size, the Baby Boom generation has and continues to make an important impact on U.S. society and history. Like many others, nonprofit sector leaders have begun to […]
Nonprofit Service Organizations and Civic Engagement Addressing Challenges and Moving Forward
Nonprofit service organizations in the U.S. have contact with millions of people in need each year. As a result, local communities often view them as places where the neglected and […]
Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis
Since 2007, there has been a rising sense of alarm in the nonprofit sector about the future of its leadership. Study after study pointed to an impending crisis, with roughly […]
What’s Next? Baby Boom-Age Leaders in Social Change Nonprofits
With its enormous size, the baby boom generation has and continues to make an important impact on U.S. society and history. Like many others, nonprofit sector leaders have begun to […]
Next Shift: Beyond the Nonprofit Leadership Crisis
During the past six years, there has been a rising sense of alarm in the nonprofit sector about the future of its leadership. Study after study has pointed to an […]
From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change
A close look at how social-change organizations address challenges related to leadership, staff development, decision-making, resource needs, and collaborations From community organizing for affordable housing in neglected neighborhoods to providing […]
Social Service and Social Change: A Process Guide for Integrating Social Change Practices into Your Work
This guidebook was developed for staff and board members of nonprofit service organizations who are interested in learning how to incorporate progressive social change values and practices into their work. […]
Assessment of Organizational Readiness for Social Change
A seven-question, multiple-choice assessment, this tool helps help groups determine if the process described in Social Service & Social Change: A Process Guide is an appropriate match for their organization. Based on […]
From the Ground Up: Grassroots Organizations Making Social Change
Grassroots social-change organizations are a critical resource for progressive movement- building in the United States. They provide political education and sites for constituent engagement, and they are beginning to create […]