Tag: Capacity-building
Social Entrepreneurship
So We’ve Scaled Up, Now What?
Conclusions from the BRAC’s Frugal Innovation Forum.
Water
Moving Beyond Basic Water Advocacy
The story of water access is more complicated this World Water Day—we need a new approach.
Measuring Social Impact
Measuring Impact: Keep It Clear and Simple
How clearly defining measures, and keeping them simple and meaningful, has helped World Vision increase access to clean water.
Nonprofits
Lessons of an SSIR Blogger
A look back at government regulation, philanthropy, “social blank” movements, and third sector grit.
Foundations
Foundation Collaboration: Keys to Success
A look at best practices for the foundation community, drawn from the work of Connect US Fund.
Measuring Social Impact
Impact Over Organizational Interest
A look at new research from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
Philanthropy
Has Venture Philanthropy Passed Its Peak?
We keep searching for the next new thing—at the expense of the tried-and-true.
Podcast
Nonprofits
Creating Forces for Good in Nonprofit Management
A look at successful strategies of high-impact nonprofits, and how small and local nonprofits can leverage them.
Philanthropy
High Stakes Donor Collaborations
Pioneering groups of foundations and philanthropists have pooled their talent and resources to help solve social sector problems too big for any one to tackle alone.