Elusive Blue Ribbons
Why winning foundations' special awards is difficult, and how it can be made easier.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
Review: Good to Great and the Social Sectors
Lessons for becoming the best can translate from companies to social organizations.
Bettering Beantown
Greenlight is a nonprofit catalyst: It identifes a local need, scours the country for the best program to meet it, and then establishes a chapter in its hometown.
Review: The First 90 Days
Common sense advice for how to survive the launch into a new leadership role.
Review: Trustees of Culture
Are elite boards getting out of touch with their organizations' true purpose?
Podcast
Council on Foundations Annual Conference - Philanthropy and Nonprofit Acountability Practices
In the field of philanthropy, are foundations' grantmaking and reporting processes aligned with nonprofits' strategies? In this panel discussion exploring data from a Center for Social Innovation study on nonprofit accountability practices and the costs of conflicting demands, experts debate ways in which evaluation requirements may help or hinder mission delivery.