Kravis Prize in Nonprofit Leadership | Best Practices

Articles in the Stanford Social Innovation Review

Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	Fundamentals, Not Fads The experience of prize-winning social sector leaders highlights the enduring lessons of nonprofit management.
Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	Mission Matters Most To thrive, a nonprofit organization must develop—and adhere to—a clear statement of its core purpose.
Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker, William F. Meehan III & Ernie Iseminger	Fundraising Is Fundamental (If Not Always Fun) Overcoming a reluctance to ask people for money is a crucial step that every nonprofit leader must make.
Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	A Better Board Will Make You Better High-performing nonprofits benefit from having a board of directors that functions as more than a rubber stamp.
Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	Nothing Succeeds Like Succession One test of a nonprofit organization hinges on whether it can manage a difficult leadership transition.
Spring 2014 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	Clear Measurement Counts A commitment to impact evaluation is the mark of a nonprofit organization that takes its work seriously.
Winter 2010 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker	Strength Through Flexibility Development experts have long known that educating girls is one of the surest ways to improve life for everyone in poor countries. Yet the path to school has not been smooth for many girls—especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the past 17 years, however, the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) has delivered high-quality education to millions of girls across 35 African countries. The secret to FAWE’s scale and impact, say its leaders, is its flexibility.
Winter 2009 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker	In the Black with BRAC Serving more than 110 million people per year, BRAC is the largest nonprofit in the world. Yet it doesn’t receive the most charitable donations. Instead, BRAC’s social enterprises generate 80 percent of the organization’s annual budget. These revenues have allowed the organization to develop, test, and replicate some of the world’s most innovative antipoverty programs.
Winter 2008 Stanford Social Innovation Review	Kim Jonker & William F. Meehan III	Curbing Mission Creep Despite temptations to broaden its focus, the Rural Development Institute has remained single-mindedly devoted to its mission. As a result, the organization has helped 400 million poor farmers around the world take ownership of some 270 million acres of land – all on a modest budget.