497. Innovation for Social Change: How Wildly Successful Nonprofits Deliver Results - Leah Kral

Meet Leah. She’s an expert in helping nonprofit teams break free from daily routines to foster creative thinking🎨 As senior director of strategy and innovation at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, she helps nonprofits approach their work in new ways to better achieve their missions and solve social problems. She urges nonprofits to embrace risks and adapt based on learning, sharing examples from innovative organizations like World Reader, and Alcoholics Anonymous. Drawing from her book, 'Innovation for Social Change,' she offers practical tools to inspire innovation at your org Tune in to add some game-changing innovation tools to your arsenal🚀💡LearnSparking innovative ideas with design thinking toolsWays we can move our ideas into actionHow to create a theory of changeToday’s GuestLeah Kral, Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Episode HighlightsLeah’s story and journey to where she is today (2:35)The opportunity that exists for nonprofits today (5:55)Design thinking + sparking innovative ideas within our team (10:15)Traits that we can cultivate to embrace innovation (16:00)How we can move our ideas into action (22:45)Creating theories of change (26:45)A powerful story of philanthropy in Leah’s life (35:15)Leah’s One Good Thing: Empower people on the frontlines. (38:30)How to connect with Leah (41:45)For more information + episode details visit: weareforgood.com/episode/497.//Join the We Are For Good Community—completely free.Join fellow changemakers, share takeaways from this working session, and keep collaborating in a space built for connection, inspiration, and real impact: www.weareforgoodcommunity.comSay hi 👋LinkedIn / Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / Twitter