Skoll 2011 Interview: John Marks

By Jenna Nicholas 1

Interview with John Marks, founder of Search for Common Ground, a nonprofit conflict-resolution organization, and head of Common Ground Productions

Impact Market Failure

By Kevin Starr 16

It comes down to this: We’re all operating in a dysfunctional market for impact.

A New Type of Hybrid

By Allen R. Bromberger 9

Social entrepreneurs have taken the hybrid model to a new level, crafting it into a single structure that can operate as both a for-profit and a nonprofit.

Most Messages Fail. Send Ones That Work.

By David A. Simpson

Many nonprofits send out scores of “updates” and other messages that are really just thinly disguised pitches for money.

Attacking Poverty Through Jobs

By Liane Phillips

I hope that as long as there is poverty in our country, there will be a Cincinnati Works’ model that can help families escape poverty.

ACORN, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and the Sector’s Challenges in Protecting Itself

By John Brothers 1

There should be greater concern over who is protecting nonprofits that find themselves in situations like that of NPR, which recently lost its federal funding.

One Nonprofit Closure: The Missed Merger Opportunity

By Jean Butzen

If you believe you are headed toward a merger, start the process sooner rather than later.

Funding for Education—the Perils of “Guidelines du Jour”

By David Simpson 1

The work of charities in almost all circumstances requires focused effort over a substantial period of time.

“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”

By Kelly Kleiman 8

The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.

Increasing Civic Reach

By Paul Vandeventer 7

Nonprofits must have influential board members who connect them to the communities they serve.