Fueling Nonprofit Innovation: R&D Vigor Trumps Randomized Control Trial Rigor
Research and development can help more nonprofits learn, innovate, and reach goals faster and for less money.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
“Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning”: A Stimulating, Quality Read
A review of the Fordham Institute's paper "Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning: Three (Imperfect) Approaches."
Rigor & Moral Clarity in Philanthropy
The effective philanthropy movement operates on an evidence-based understanding of how the world works.
How the Nonprofit Sector Is Misusing Its Greatest Asset
Two ways that nonprofits can take more control of the narrative surrounding the poor in the US.
Podcast
Business
Saisir les clés du financement social
Pierre Carpentier, Jean-Michel Lecuyer, & Céline Claverie join for a panel discussion on social innovation and finance; not translated from French to English.
The Urgent Need for a Leap of Reason
We will need nothing short of quantum, nonprofit sector-wide change to accomplish our important missions in this new era of brutal austerity.
Review
New School Economics
More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty by Dean Karlan & Jacob Appel
Crowdsourcing Microfinance
The Grameen Foundation’s Bankers Without Borders initiative applies skills-based volunteering to poverty alleviation.
Achieving Sustainability Through Integrated Reporting
Integrated reporting—the combination of a company’s financial and nonfinancial performance in one document—is a crucial step to creating a more sustainable society.