Five Guidelines for Successful Funder Collaborations
Lessons from the Packard Foundation on how funders can effectively work together to amplify their resources and impact.
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When What’s Counted Doesn’t Count
Without an increase in resources for the development of impact measurement, investors will continue to under-rate the achievements of programs that take a more holistic view of social and environmental improvement.
A New Economic Philosophy for Africa
Why Africa needs society-minded entrepreneurs, not glitzy projects, and how the economic philosophy of Africapitalism can guide the way.
After Citizens United: A Different Path Forward
Lessons from the regulation of lobbying by 501c3 organizations could provide a middle path between outright bans and unlimited spending during elections.
Cultivating Common Ground for a Healthy Environment
How engaging businesses and building a network of diverse stakeholders has drastically reduced the presence of invasive plants in California nurseries, while planting new seeds for others to sow.
Leveling the Investment Playing Field
Betting on women entrepreneurs with a first-time seed investment nearly closes the achievement gap between female and male founders.
Pay-For-Success is Working in Utah
For the first time, a US social impact bond has paid off for investors.
The Role of Business in Collective Impact
A new report highlights how the business community’s support and expertise can greatly enhance the odds of success for collective impact efforts in education.
Nature Meets Nurture: A New Approach to Childhood Mental Illness
By predicting vulnerability, biological science can help families, communities, clinicians, and policymakers develop more effective responses to a troubling health challenge.
Nonprofit CEOs Advocate for Strategic Communications
Leaders who view communications as a strategic function integral to their organization’s overall operations can be more successful in their work.