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.
Principles for Effective and Empowering International Philanthropy
Too many forms of global giving can actually undermine local accountability and perpetuate the dominant position of Northern NGOs. The PAL Network illustrates what a globally oriented (and even locally oriented) philanthropy can look like.
Improving Diversity in Tech With Smarter Investments in Higher Education
Doing more to support higher education institutions will improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the tech industry—though it also must be done better to address flaws in the current approach and the struggles of colleges.
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.
Getting to Scale: Size Matters. Shape Matters More.
Scale is a verb, not a noun: The trajectory and curve of impact are more important than the numbers.
What Working in Crisis Mode Teaches Us About Collaboration and Impact
Strategies like embracing urgency and putting egos aside are vital in a crisis. They might improve our day-to-day work as well.
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.