What’s Wrong With Grantee Evaluation?
Emmett Carson, founding CEO of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, discusses the importance of seeing evaluation as a partnership between foundations and grantees.
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Making It Our Business to Conserve Ecosystems (Not Just Elephants)
Existing forests and diverse ecosystems are arguably the world’s most valuable resources. How can we make preserving them worth our while?
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The Role of Public Policy in Alleviating Poverty
To really make a difference in tackling inequality, we need coordination on a range of policy issues, from housing and transportation to jobs and education.
Four Questions to Ask Before You Engage with a Network
Funders want to create big change by using networks for social impact. But where to start?
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Elusive Yardstick
Steve McCormick, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, discusses one of the biggest challenges in the nonprofit world - how to evaluate progress and success.
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Defining Risk in Philanthropy
Steve McCormick, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, discusses what risk really means to both nonprofits and foundations, and why foundations should take more risks.
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A Connected World
Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of the Omidyar Network, discusses why he is optimistic about the “age of connectedness” and how increased connection has changed basic expectations about how society gets things done.
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Invest Philanthropically in For-Profits and Nonprofits
Pierre Omidyar, co-founder of the Omidyar Network, discusses investing in both for-profit businesses and nonprofit organizations to scale social impact.
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Keep Support General
Paul Brest, co-director of Stanford PACS, explains why it is important for funders to fund general operating costs for the organizations they choose to support.
On the Brink—Providers Under Pressure
The collapse of New York’s largest nonprofit human services agency is an urgent reminder of the need for funding reform.