What Are We Doing About Gun Violence?

By Rachael Chong 7

Part one of a seven-part series of interviews with and commentary by leaders working to reduce gun violence in the United States.

Filling the Gap in Media Funding

By Eric Newton 1

Foundations are increasing their media-related grantmaking—but they need to do more.

The Rise of the Radical Mainstreamers

By Owen Jarvis & Ruth Marvel 1

Why established nonprofits could hold the key to scaling social innovation.

Worth the Risk: Supporting the Art of Great Teaching

By Allan Golston

How collaborative classroom evaluation is producing measures teachers can trust.

On Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Measuring Impact

By Emmett D. Carson

Don’t let evaluation distort your mission.

Building a Culture of Care

By Rita Soronen 1

Five ways the social sector can better protect and support vulnerable children.

Getting Results Data Off the Dusty Shelf

By Angela Kail

Charities and funders need support and guidance to make sure that information collected does not go to waste.

Foundations

Using Metrics to Encourage Innovation

By Jenny Shilling Stein 3

By introducing a learning agenda, funders can encourage innovation, drive philanthropic dollars to the best programs, and become better partners to grantees.

Impact, Not Overhead, Is What Counts

By Christina Triantaphyllis & Matthew Forti 1

A look at barriers global NGOs face in reporting the right measures of effectiveness—and how funders and grantees can begin to overcome them.

Struggling to Innovate: Together We Stand

By Joanna Wylegala

Takeaways from a discussion on the promises and perils of innovation in the social sector.