Loud and Clear
Crafting messages that stick -- What nonprofits can learn from urban legends.
Features - Articles
New and in-depth explorations of solutions to social, environmental, or organizational problems (more)
Partnerships for Learning
Managing tensions in nonprofit organizations' alliances with corporations.
To the Rescue
Beating the heroic leadership trap.
The Power of Persuasion
Putting the science of influence to work in fundraising.
Where Money Meets Mission
Breaking down the firewall between foundation investments and programming.
Debunking Charitable Choice
The evidence doesn’t support the political left or right.
Strategic Alliances
Managing the collaboration portfolio.
Filling the Performance Gap
The authors provide answers to three questions about the increasingly popular and controversial funding approach called high engagement, or venture philanthropy. What do grantees gain from it? How does it work? And should we encourage it?
Going Head to Head
When activists miscalculate their strategic approach, their boycotts tend to falter and fade away, squandering important resources and credibility. Similarly, when companies mishandle their nonmarket strategies, they too pay a steep price.
Sparking Nonprofit Innovation
To innovate, nonprofits must do things that clash with common but misguided beliefs about managing. Here are some counterintuitive ideas to stimulate innovation in your organization.