Great paragraph, this is a very interesting topic, similar to the conversation of a broad array of non-profits supporting “one” cause and the mile wide and inch deep funding : “We may be living through a time in which a new set of nonprofits emerge that shape the sector for decades to come and influence whether we will meet the needs of the most disadvantaged. But big nonprofits are not a societal panacea: the jury is out on whether scaling organizations will translate into scaling impact. Although “going to scale” has gained currency, there is an emerging set of questions about how such scale links to local community engagement, which may be the linchpin of lasting social change.”
great article ; however, if five non-profits have reached the billions, I would expect to see scaling instruments and results to show that the investments are paying off. I started a non-profit and one of our biggest challenges is finding that fairy god parent to help us financially, I believe this would be the case for any small non-profit as well as a medium size non-profit. based on this study that’s shown in this article, it seems to be unbalance, most of the top non-profits mentioned are not or were not started by African Americans, therefore you still have a population of people who are underserved not because of the color of their skin but because most corporations aren’t owned by blacks, therefore making designated organizations beneficiaries of large donations.
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BY Robb Price
ON March 1, 2012 03:18 PM
Great paragraph, this is a very interesting topic, similar to the conversation of a broad array of non-profits supporting “one” cause and the mile wide and inch deep funding : “We may be living through a time in which a new set of nonprofits emerge that shape the sector for decades to come and influence whether we will meet the needs of the most disadvantaged. But big nonprofits are not a societal panacea: the jury is out on whether scaling organizations will translate into scaling impact. Although “going to scale” has gained currency, there is an emerging set of questions about how such scale links to local community engagement, which may be the linchpin of lasting social change.”
BY Tony Jordan
ON September 24, 2012 03:58 PM
great article ; however, if five non-profits have reached the billions, I would expect to see scaling instruments and results to show that the investments are paying off. I started a non-profit and one of our biggest challenges is finding that fairy god parent to help us financially, I believe this would be the case for any small non-profit as well as a medium size non-profit. based on this study that’s shown in this article, it seems to be unbalance, most of the top non-profits mentioned are not or were not started by African Americans, therefore you still have a population of people who are underserved not because of the color of their skin but because most corporations aren’t owned by blacks, therefore making designated organizations beneficiaries of large donations.