Measuring Impact Over Time

By Ned Breslin

It is perhaps no coincidence that the development community’s biggest successes—eradication initiatives like polio and smallpox—are precisely the ones that made monitoring central to their work.

The Mismeasure of Impact

By Andrew Zolli 4

Data scientists and information economists are beginning to pair with social innovators to understand the dynamics of interventions and to separate what works from what doesn’t.

Not A Spectator Experience

By Kevin Johnson

Health care reforms will drive nonprofit transformation.

Volunteers and the Power of an Enduring Relationship

By Kathy Witkowicki

If you want a program to succeed, don’t be reluctant to ask for a long-term commitment.

Nonprofit Management

The Cliff of Unintended Consequences

By Alexandra Mitchell & Jeffrey Pryor 3

Making a case for nonprofit talent development.

Nonprofits

Defining Your Competitive Advantage

By Mollie West & Andy Posner 6

All social change organizations have one, but yours may not be what you think it is.

What Obama’s Campaign Can Teach Nonprofits About Measurement

By Matthew Forti & Colin Murphy 4

Five measurement practices that Obama’s campaign and high-performing nonprofits have in common.

Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity

By John Kania & Mark Kramer 6

Collective impact is upending conventional wisdom on how we achieve social progress.

Surviving the Fiscal Cliff

By David Fetterman 10

The one thing every nonprofit should do in the face of federal tax increases and spending cuts.

Certainty Versus Confidence

By Thaler Pekar 14

Leaders of social change can benefit from making the distinction.