Some days, I am power. Some days, I am not. Whatever our brand of social change, our justice missions and our social ventures need us to show up with a clear-eyed understanding of our capacity (a power word) to leverage political and financial resources...
A number of articles and research studies have been published on building high-performing teams in the workplace. Are the principles the same when money is removed as a motivator? How do you build a high-performing team of unpaid volunteers? Since 2007, Endeavour...
Twenty years ago when we were seven years old, we sat at our grandmother’s kitchen table, pushing our veggies around our plates at Thanksgiving dinner. We’re cousins and best pals (and, at seven, we were budding shit disturbers). Just like every other family dinner,...
My heart sank as I heard the news. I sensed that not much had happened since the board retreat I facilitated for a nonprofit some months ago, and my follow-up call with the board chair confirmed what deep down inside I already knew. Despite the fact that the board...
New program teaches powerful strategies to leverage diverse capital as a tool for long-term change San Francisco, March 13, 2017—In its latest initiative to revolutionize investing and giving, RSF Social Finance today opens applications for the Integrated Capital...
Everyone has advice for new entrepreneurs ranging from how to hire employees to how much profit they should make within the first year. While their words of wisdom may vary and it’s good to listen to mentors with experience when starting your business, there’s one...
