Excellent article on a new book analyzing high impact nonprofits.
“Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.” Published in Stanford Social Innovation Review. To download http://www.ssireview.org/images/articles/2007FA_feature_mcleod_grant_crutchfield.pdf