The Flock to Social Media

By Erika Racicot

Are nonprofits risking alienation from traditional donors?

Measuring Impact Through Field Experiments

By Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan

It is important to remember that while all this studying is great, innovators should place a higher priority on helping people when some program or product is effective.

How to Ask the Right Questions

By Jenny Stefanotti

Who is the target population for a microcredit intervention? Your answer will depend largely on where you sit: Academics and microfinance institutions will be interested in different groups of people.

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.