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Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
Starting Over After Starting Up
Lessons from a charter-school organization about what it takes to fix a failing high school.
Ready to Scale Fast? Are You Sure?
Unprepared for the human side of rapid expansion, organizations can get tripped up by foreseeable challenges.
Making the Benefits of Cause Marketing Last
When companies champion a cause, their efforts often have a “rented” quality. It’s time to ramp up authentic, lasting connections between companies and social impact.
Can We Measure Media Impact? Surveying the Field
Two scholars analyze an array of current approaches to gauging whether and how news organizations make a difference in the world.
Made to Measure
Supplements to the article “Can We Measure Media Impact? Reading Between the Lines.”
Nonprofits
Can We Measure Media Impact? Reading Between The Lines
Leaders at one nonprofit media outlet are advancing a conversation about how best to develop meaningful metrics for journalistic work. Includes magazine extras.
Foreign Disentanglement
To counter restrictions on NGO activity, local groups need to reduce their dependence on international financial support.
Knowledge Versus Power
Instead of building an independent base of expertise, many NGOs in China focus on retaining ties to government agencies.
Does Group Contact Make Good Citizens?
In developing countries such as Kenya, interaction with NGOs appears to boost people’s level of civic activity.