Pay Transparency: Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
In the quest to eliminate racial and gender bias in the workplace, pay transparency has emerged as a powerful tool. It’s a management innovation that mission-based organizations and non-profit job boards have been implementing for several years. This is also an opportunity for companies to take a leadership role in paying workers fairly and transparently – and nonprofits can help lead the way.
Markets + Movements the Mozilla Way
Mozilla was founded on the belief that companies could not just support but lead social change. Since 2017, this has included a dedicated advocacy function that seeks a better internet through changes in consumer technology and policies. In this review of our work from 2023, I describe where we’ve been – and where we’re headed in transforming consumer tech into a more trustworthy, responsible industry.
Trusting Your Gut: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Responsibly Leverage Instinct
In this post, I explore whether and when to listen to your ‘gut’ to guide decisions. The business and management literature doesn’t offer clear-cut answers so I reflected on my career to develop three principles to guide gut-based decisions. Going forward, I’m committed to listening to my gut more—and also using these principles.
Nonprofit Ownership Of Private Companies Benefits The Public Good (And The Bottom Line)
Confronting the most pressing global challenges requires commitment, innovation and action by both social movements and market forces. Advocates lead the effort to identify issues of concern, build public support for solutions and call for effective public policies. Through innovation, building and mass distribution, companies can bring beneficial solutions to scale.