The Value of Strategic Planning & Evaluation
In this ongoing series of essays, practitioners, consultants, and academics explore the value of strategy and evaluation, as well as the limits and downsides of these practices.
Sectors - Articles
Rereading “Collective Impact”: Three Lessons
Fresh insights gleaned from the article that started it all.
Building Transparency Momentum
A local initiative offers lessons on how to use collaboration, experimentation, and forward-thinking to create a culture of innovation.
The Ethiopian Approach to Food Security
How one African country is changing how we feed the world.
Podcast
Social Entrepreneurship and Cocoa Farmers
TCHO company executive John Kehoe talks about the firm's goals in producing high-end products and helping farmers in developing countries.
Get Out of the Office
You’ll never get what’s going on out there by sitting in here.
The New Nonprofit IPO
A unique funding model goes beyond donations and offers funders a tangible stake in organizations they support.
The Limits of Buy-One Give-One
Most socially responsible businesses won’t succeed by giving away something for free.
Engaging Underserved Consumers Through Community Groups
Eight community group-business partnership models for reaching underserved consumers.
Leveraging Expertise Across Asset Classes for Institutional Impact
TIAA-CREF traces its social impact investing to the mid-1980s when it invested in affordable housing for low- and moderate-income communities in New York.