Government Nonprofit Partnerships
This video brief debunks old conceptions of government & nonprofit partnerships and replaces them with a new paradigm. Due to the devolution of government, nonprofits are... Learn More
Writing Management Memos
This video brief provides a quick introduction to a commonly used tool in the professional setting: the management memo. Management memos help public affairs professionals, wh... Learn More
Collaborations
Increasingly people in nonprofits, business, government, and community groups realize that they must collaborate if they are to find lasting remedies to complex shared problem... Learn More
The Clothes I Wear
Perceptions of ‘otherness’ are a normal part of human development; as they mature, children move from a focus on themselves to an understanding of their place within group... Learn More
Casa de Esperanza
This e-case highlights the leadership and management of a small nonprofit organization through its pursuit of mission critical but underfunded work. Casa de Esperanza is a dom... Learn More
Worthington
This e-case focuses on how demographic changes in Worthington—a rural southwest Minnesota town—led to the identification of a leadership gap between the dominant/minority... Learn More
Bridge to Benefits
This e-case focuses on the development of an innovative web-based tool, Bridge to Benefits, which helps citizens understand and access the public work support programs for whi... Learn More
Reach Out and Read
This e-case focuses on the implementation of an early literacy intervention tool, Reach Out and Read (ROR), a proven model that aligns with doctor and parent goals for a child... Learn More
Heading Home Hennepin
This case highlights the integrative leadership practices of several people and groups that organized the campaign to end homelessness in Hennepin County, Minnesota by 2016. I... Learn More
E-CASES
invite users into a multimedia story of the difficult decisions and complex realities faced by a public affairs leader, organization or network.
VIDEO BRIEFS
are short introductions to frame discussion around a particular topic or skill in public affairs.
E-STUDIES
present a multimedia study of a timely policy issue or leadership approach.
PEER REVIEW
designates materials that have undergone a double blind scholarly peer review process.