Get to Know Kriss
As a visionary leader, Kriss Deiglmeier has scaled multiple organizations and innovative ideas that have transformed the social impact field. Named one of the “50 Most Influential Women in U.S. Philanthropy” by Philanthropy Insider, Kriss is a bridge builder who finds solutions to society’s toughest problems at the nexus of funders, changemakers, business and policy. An accomplished CEO/Executive Director with over 20+ years’ experience, Kriss has turned groundbreaking models into organizational and field results multiple times. Kriss has served on numerous boards and advisory groups, bringing her experience in social innovation to organizations in both the public- and private-sector.
Messy, Difficult, Necessary: Four Approaches to Social Impact in a Complex World
1. Embrace Bridging and Reject Othering
2. Build Coalitions: Don’t Go It Alone
3. Choose Outcomes
4. Seize the Future and Go All In With Innovation
A Few Favorite Ideas
Rediscovering Social Innovation
The Community Costs of Business Isolation
Why Proven Solutions Struggle to Scale Up
Who Gets Paid
Where is the Money Going and Who Is Being Left Behind?
Ideas Are Not Enough – Time to Face the ‘Executioner’
2018: A Year to Bridge
Just Say No