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Three ways to support a new executive director
Are you hiring a new executive director, or are you a new ED yourself? These three new-ish executive directors talk candidly about their experiences and share some practical advice for supporting a new person in this role.
How we work isn’t working: Seven practices from breakthrough organizations
The authors of Beloved Economies believe that businesses, co-operatives, non-profit organizations, and public institutions are microcosms that have the potential to effect real change – that pockets of innovation, using the seven practices described in the book, will lead to ripple effects in the whole economy and change “business as usual.”
Rethinking the role of the office
What should organizations with underused office spaces do? Is the pre-pandemic hum necessary, and if yes, how can this vibrancy happen when workers are not in shared workspaces? What will happen if staff do not feel engaged? Contributor Yvonne Rodney talked to leaders from one collective that has tackled the empty-office problem about what they have learned.
L’avenir du Philanthropist Journal : Note de l’Agora Fondation
En 2022, à l’occasion de son 50e anniversaire, le Philanthropist Journal a jeté un regard à la fois sur son passé et sur son avenir. Nous
The future of The Philanthropist Journal: A note from the Agora Foundation
As The Philanthropist Journal enters its sixth decade, the Agora Foundation (the publisher of The Journal) remains committed to providing a publication that is a strong and relevant voice for the charitable and non-profit sector into the future. We are inviting our readers, partners, and the wider sector into our planning and welcome your input!
Youth perspectives on philanthropy, 10 years later
Ten years ago, in a series called “Youth and the Future of Philanthropy,” The Philanthropist Journal asked how the sector could better serve, and include, young people. Here’s what some of the contributors to that series have to say now about how – and if – the sector has changed for the better.
The new non-profit workplace: Considerations and solutions
Where should work happen, and when? For how many hours? Post-pandemic, our assumptions about the nature of work have been turned upside down. Contributor Yvonne Rodney outlines the many questions the new zeitgeist has raised and talks to three sector leaders about the practices and changes their organizations have put in place to try to tackle these challenges.
