Risky Business
How The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation approaches high-risk philanthropic ventures.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Assessing One’s Own Performance
What the Irvine Foundation has learned over the past six years about performance assessment.
Finding the Right Measurement Director
New research reveals that most organizations prioritize the wrong skills in their search for a measurement director.
Flux to Flex: Takeaways from the 2012 Skoll World Forum
A new brand of social entrepreneurship is emerging.
Five Levers of Social Change: Part 2
Practical Advice Series: Five basic “levers,” or strategies, to help businesses or nonprofits achieve social change.
Seven Deadly Sins of Impact Evaluation
Seven obstacles to making good decisions about impact evaluations and how to avoid them.
Nonprofits
A Decade of Outcome-Oriented Philanthropy
The outgoing president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation reflects on the importance of strategic philanthropy.