Heather McLeod Grant

Blog post giving a good executive summary of the larger publication for the Levi Strauss Foundation

A detailed report examining how Next Generation leaders have transformed legacy nonprofit organizations by leveraging social media, embracing new ways of working, and building networks and movements to scale their impact.

This is a series of blog posts by myself and colleagues from Monitor Institute, reflecting on the lessons we learned about how to achieve social innovation at scale by helping legacy nonprofits (older, more established organizations) become more innovative.

A summary of work done with Hillel and the Jim Joseph Foundation to help scale a successful pilot program to additional campuses. The Senior Jewish Educator and Peer Engagement Initiative used "networked approaches" to student engagement - having student interns reach out to their peers and involve them in non-traditional activities. This approach proved extremely successful on 10 pilot campuses and has much to teach other institutions wanting to use peer engagement strategies to increase their… Show more

A summary of work done with Hillel and the Jim Joseph Foundation to help scale a successful pilot program to additional campuses. The Senior Jewish Educator and Peer Engagement Initiative used "networked approaches" to student engagement - having student interns reach out to their peers and involve them in non-traditional activities. This approach proved extremely successful on 10 pilot campuses and has much to teach other institutions wanting to use peer engagement strategies to increase their membership and impact. Show less

An update to our original Forces for Good research that looks at the application of the six practices in the context of local, smaller nonprofits which don't want to scale up, but rather deepen their impact in a local community. A must-read for all local nonprofits!

An overview of the ReAmp energy network in the midwest - one of the most compelling and successful examples of "collective impact" in recent years. This article explores the basic organizing principles ReAmp participants used to create an 8-state network of funders and nonprofits in order to significantly increase their impact on climate change issues in the Midwest. A must-read for anyone interested in collaboration and collective impact approaches.

An overview of the innovative approach that Kaboom - a national nonprofit which builds playgrounds in low-income areas - used to scale it's model much more quickly. By open-sourcing the IP, and allowing self-organizing communities to access their model, Kaboom was able to increase its rate of expansion 10x with only 1x the investment. A great source for others looking to emulate this networked approach.

Written with Diana Scearce and Gabriel Kasper, this summarized our research into how nonprofits are and should continue to "work wikily" - with a network mindset. We share principles of working with and through networks and real case examples.

An article based on the first edition of Forces for Good which summarizes our research findings and the six practices needed to create a high-impact nonprofit. Still the best way to get a quick overview of what's in the book - and to help you increase your impact!

Our award-winning and best-selling book about how to create a high-impact nonprofit by using six basic practices. Based on several years of research on the most successful nonprofits in the world.