Can We Measure Media Impact? Surveying the Field
Two scholars analyze an array of current approaches to gauging whether and how news organizations make a difference in the world.
Two scholars analyze an array of current approaches to gauging whether and how news organizations make a difference in the world.
Leaders at one nonprofit media outlet are advancing a conversation about how best to develop meaningful metrics for journalistic work. Includes magazine extras.
Three ways to make research and evaluation in international development more relevant, ethical, and applied.
The nonprofit funding process lacks transparency and fosters insecurity—and only funders can fix it.
How a “lean startup” approach can help create an effective community-based program.
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
In an era of declining resources, nonprofits need to clarify their intended impact.