Economic Impact: A New Approach for Proving Outcomes

By James D. Woods & Chris W. Johnson 4

There’s a more dynamic and tangible third dimension—beyond efficiency and effectiveness—through which nonprofits can define, measure, and communicate their success.

Sectors

Rethinking Spending Rates

By Lee Roper-Batker 3

Endowment spending rates are at the heart of every foundation and should hold deep connections to mission alignment, values, and governance.

Lean Management in Health Care Delivery Is Late

By Dr. Ola Orekunrin 7

The current health care market consistently fails the world’s poorest people. Increasing efficiencies and an influx of innovation are overdue.

Why [Buzzword] Won’t Save the World

By Jordan Levy 9

Marketing success doesn’t equal impact.

A New Path for Social Enterprises Through the “Valley of Death”

By Don Shaffer 3

Providing a tailored mix of different types of capital and reestablishing a more human-centered sense of accountability is helping social enterprises traverse the proverbial funding gap.

Doing Less, Better

By Dave Algoso 3

The real competitive advantage of social enterprise, compared to traditional charities isn’t revenue generation—it’s the ability to focus on fewer things.

Architecting for Data

By Rahul Bhargava 3

Four ways nonprofits can cut through the data hype and start using data on purpose.