Intermediaries
The Rise of Social Capital Market Intermediaries
Donors and grantmakers are allocating money more efficiently, thanks to the emergence of information and funding intermediaries.
Tag: Internet
Technology & Design
From Crowdsourcing to CouchSurfing
An interview with Casey Fenton, co-founder of CouchSurfing.
Nonprofit Management
The Seven Patterns of Nonprofit Digital Teams
What we’ve seen across all organizations, regardless of size, is that digital teams are the biggest predictor of online effectiveness.
Nonprofit Management
Five Investments You Can Skip
The nonprofit sector wastes an insane amount of time implementing best practices that have painfully low return on investment.
Technology & Design
Worth a Look: Scoop.it Digital Content Tool
Scoop.it makes it easy to share the things you're reading, talking about, and interested in without adding a whole new platform to your daily work.
Water
Water Thinking
The Peer Water Exchange manages diverse solutions and resources to fight the global water crisis.
Technology
GOOD Buys Jumo, Seeks Social Connective Tissue
Jumo might just move from being a content platform for people who give a damn to an immersive experience.
Health
Government 2.0
Thanks to Todd Park, a federal agency has discovered that health care organizations can think more like nimble startups than like lumbering giants.
Education
“Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning”: A Stimulating, Quality Read
A review of the Fordham Institute's paper "Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches."
Foundations
Bringing Philanthropy into the 21st Century
The growth of the Internet opens new avenues for collaboration between foundations and nonprofits, but it's a changing landscape.