Non Profit Governance Models: Problems and Prospects
This article by Pat Bradshaw explores existing and alternative non-profit board structures. The authors present four possible models and the possibilities of developing hybrid models based on the needs on individual organizations. [ Download/View File ]

Can Boards Work?
For years this question has been posed. With a grant from the Brainerd Foundation, Kim Klein, Manami Kano and Amanda Ballard set out to explore this question in depth. The first part of their exploration was a literature review, primarily compiled and annotated by Amanda Ballard. We share it with you, and hope all of you will send in articles, books and ideas that you have found helpful in answering this question, including new thinking and new models. [ Download/View File ]

Wrong About the Right
Many progressive donors speak of the rise of the Right Wing power base of think-tanks over the past 30 years, and their development of simple messaging that was embraced by the American public. This article by Jean Hardisty and Deepak Bhargava from the Nov 7, 2005 issue of The Nation challenges many of the misconceptions about the rights rise to power.[ Download/View File ]

Report-Back on World Social Forum
Helen Kim reports on the 2004 World Social Forum in Mumbai India.[ Download/View File ]

Understanding the Next Generation of Non-Profit Employees: The Impact of Educational Debt

A study conducted for The Building Movement Project by Amanda Ballard.