Ten Years On: Are Donors Different? Were They Ever?
Despite years of claiming the contrary, donors still don’t really care about nonprofit performance or impact.
Sectors - Articles
A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 2
A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.
Organizations Need to “Lean In” Too
Philanthropic organizations must “lean in” and confront the various ways their collective cultures get in the way.
Early Risks, Big Returns
Reconsidering what’s “investable” in impact investing.
Podcast
New Skills for the New Social Economy
What is a “social economy” and how is it affecting leaders in nonprofit management?
Ten Years of Performance Measurement
Five successes to celebrate, and five areas where we need to see more progress.
Persistent Poverty in a Smug Meritocracy
A response to Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk on nonprofit executives’ pay.
Employee Engagement Gets Dirty
On-the-job impact opportunities lead to happier, more productive employees.
Building Venture Capital from Within
Five lessons on creating a venture capital fund inside a foundation—a look at the Knight Enterprise Fund.
Steps to Successful Performance Management
Practical advice to help organizations implement results-focused performance management—part two of a two-part series.