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##### [Organizational Development](https://ssir.org/topics/category/organizational_development)

[The Underutilized Power of Nonprofit Asset Transfers](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/programmatic-asset-transfers-strategic-tool-social-impact) By [Michelle Shumate](https://ssir.org/bios/michelle_shumate), [Lindsay Kijewski](https://ssir.org/bios/lindsay_kijewski), [Kate Piatt-Eckert](https://ssir.org/bios/kate_piatt_eckert) & [Christine Thompson](https://ssir.org/bios/christine_thompson)

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Although often triggered by organizational stress, asset transfers should be seen not as a sign of organizational failure but as a valuable way to help both sides of the transfer achieve their goals. 

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#### [Foundations Should Invest More in Staffing](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/foundations-more-staff-improve-grantmaking)

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Critics of grantmaking practices and advocates of reform should support hiring more staff to improve accountability, return on investment, and equality of opportunity.

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#### [How Should Philanthropy Meet the Moment?](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/crisis-philanthropy-field-building)

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As philanthropy rallies to the defense of the nonprofit sector, _how_ money is spent is as important as _how much_.

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#### [How Regular Employees Became Recyclers](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/recycling-coordinators-sustainability-higher-ed)

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Research validates an environmental success story: the institutionalization of recycling in higher education.  

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By [Naghma Mulla](https://ssir.org/bios/naghma_mulla) & [Neera Nundy](https://ssir.org/bios/neera_nundy)

Four lessons that showcase the strengths of collaboratives—and can help others increase the odds of successful government partnerships.

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#### [What Should Businesses Do About DEI?](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/DEI-resilient-business-strategies)

By [Tynesia Boyea-Robinson](https://ssir.org/bios/tynesia_boyea-robinson) & [Mahlet Getachew](https://ssir.org/bios/mahlet_getachew) [1](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/DEI-resilient-business-strategies#comments "Comments")

As the politicization of what should be apolitical anti-discrimination practices grows, the stakes for workers, consumers, investors, and communities have never been higher.

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A partnership-based, digital heath care platform in India is connecting medical specialists to patients who lack access to appropriate care.

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To succeed, place-based neighborhood transformation must have deep roots in the community that support innovative ways to branch to outside resources. Bonton Farms in Dallas, Texas, offers a model of such work.

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What’s the impact of recent funding cuts to humanitarian aid? How are organizations reorganizing their critical work with vulnerable communities? Bob Kitchen of the International Rescue Committee and Harriet Carvalho of DAFGiving360 join _SSIR_ editor Barbara Wheeler-Bride to discuss the Trump administration’s unprecedented cuts to foreign aid and how donors can respond. _A sponsored podcast developed with the support of DAFgiving360_

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The social sector has seen an explosion in collaborative funds over the last 15 years, representing a significant shift in the philanthropic sector. This article series, sponsored by The Gates Foundation, invites practitioners, donors, and advisors to reflect on the impact of collaborative funds—what has worked well? What could work better? And how can the field advance even greater positive change?

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#### [Should Heartland Cities Become Tech Hubs?](https://ssir.org/books/reviews/entry/reinventing-the-heartland-nicholas-lalla-review)

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Urbanist Nicholas Lalla offers a playbook for tech-led economic development in midsize cities, avowing that inclusive growth can offset the worsening wealth inequities that the tech sector has helped generate.

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#### [Are Women Donors the Key to Unlocking More Giving?](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/wealth-transfer-women-philanthropy)

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They own a growing share of wealth, but the sector isn’t yet set up to meet their needs.

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When the navigation systems we have relied upon are themselves unmooring, what do we tether to?

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#### [Beyond the Broadcasting Model](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/communications-beyond-broadcasting)

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Today’s communications landscape demands that social sector organizations move away from a 20th-century broadcasting approach and toward dialogue, relationship-building, and fostering community.

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#### [Sharing Meals](https://ssir.org/articles/entry/food-systems-leadership)

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Food systems leadership as a pathway to civic engagement

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