Beyond Numbers
An excerpt from Prisms of the People on how collective action generates real, durable power.
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How to Deliver Cash Transfer Programs More Effectively to Hard-to-Reach Populations
Cash transfer programs often struggle to reach those most in need. An investigation of four programs across Brazil, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Palestine revealed five features that lead to success.
How to Overhaul Grantmaking in India
Building better relationships between funders and nonprofits, and investing in capacity, will mean more resilient organizations and more impact.
Will Relief Funding Help Those Who Need It Most?
As state and local governments in the United States start spending the largest infusion of direct federal funding in history, they should make sure they aren’t investing in systems that increase inequity.
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The Business of Water
Jibu franchises make clean drinking water affordable for Africa’s booming urban populations and provide economic opportunity to a new generation of entrepreneurs.
An Arsenal of Operator-Investors for Africa
Like FDR’s “Arsenal of Democracy,” Africa should build from the bottom: Internal instead of external, bottom-up instead of top-down, and focusing on repeatability instead of scalability.
Putting Participants at the Center of Managing and Leading Nonprofits
Participants are not simply the intended beneficiaries of nonprofit programs. Their organizational experience, in addition to their program experience, should guide nonprofit management to achieve more meaningful social impact.
The World May Be Better Off Without ESG Investing
With environmental devastation and social injustices pushing the planet to the breaking point, a stronger environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings system is needed to ensure investors get the positive impact they're paying for.
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Leading in a Time of Crisis
Advice for nonprofit managers on playing the long game when the world turns upside down.
Nonprofits in the Era of Stakeholder Capitalism
The growth of double bottom line and impact investing can give nonprofits new ways to raise funds and opportunities to grow their influence.