Productivity and growth
An adage: Be efficient with machines, be effective with people. Here are reflections on how to know the difference.
Transformational Capacity Building
Address racial inequities through transformational capacity building with seven approaches.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Holacracy
Links to resources related to Holacracy®, a new way of structuring and running your organization which reimagines the conventional management hierarchy.
HolacracyOne, LLC
DIY Professional Development
Discover useful practices, questions, and a tool intended to encourage meaningful conversation, focused planning, and measurable improvement.
Laura Peck
On Delegation
Learn about why delegation is important and what does successful delegation require.
Laura Peck
What is a Mastermind Group? A Definition and Tutorials
Discover Mastermind Groups, which are group settings that offer a combination of brainstorming, education, and peer accountability.
The Success Alliance
Organizational Learning Books by Peter M. Senge
Peter M. Senge’s work centers on promoting shared understanding of complex issues and a shared leadership vision for healthier human systems. His books may help strengthen team function.
Peter M. Senge
Best of Joan Garry
Joan Garry’s top 10 blog posts on the subject of effective nonprofit leadership.
Joan Garry Consulting
The Answer Center: Resources for Nonprofits
A comprehensive collection of resources to help nonprofits strive toward the best practices in organizational excellence.
Maine Association of Nonprofit (MANP)
Writing a Business Plan
This PDF from the Small Business Development Center outlines why and how to write a full business plan, with templates.
SBDC
Business Plans 101
This sample agenda from James B. Shaffer covers the creation of a business plan.
James B. Shaffer
Reigniting Growth
Explore three qualities which can help any company restart its growth engine by removing outdated and redundant elements that have built up over the years.
Harvard Business Review (HBR)
The Ecosystem of Shared Value
Gain insight into how companies partner with nonprofits to create collective impact.
Harvard Business Review (HBR)
SWITCH PATHWAYS
We move through change each day – it is a constant in our lives. These are the building blocks of sustainability for living in this moment and throughout the long road ahead.
There can be a deep sense of urgency for change that drives us to action before we have fully aligned our purpose and outcomes. This can lead to disruptions, unnecessary conflict and ultimately failure of our plans. Here are valuable guides for aligning intention and action to save energy, resources and time.
To make change in our society, we need to understand the fundamentals of how decision making happens, in our teams, through our social identities, and in our systems of power.
Work for diversity, equity and inclusion achieves lasting impact when we orient our energy towards structural change and integrate structural change tools into our programs and operations. This pathway provides support for analyzing structures and transforming them for justice.
Breaking the status quo and opening up new possibilities for equity and freedom in our work requires innovative experiments. Teams must ensure that all members have the ability to act on the vision and goals they are co-creating.
Our minds cannot move toward racial justice, equity or transformation if our bodies are not prepared for change. This pathway offers those preparations that we have found most beneficial to adult learning.
Explore the interviews, frameworks, templates and articles created and published by Up With Community.
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