Economic Development
Good to the Last Mile
Solving the problem of rural distribution in the developing world starts with following the time-honored model of local traders.
Tag: Donors
Philanthropy & Funding
Benchmarking Individual Donors
Why small nonprofits need to measure donor retention rates and build a strong fundraising plan.
Organizational Development
Living in the World of Both/And
How leaders are integrating both the network and organizational mindset into their pursuit of social impact.
Philanthropy & Funding
The “Other” Investment Policy Statement
By adapting a tool traditionally used for managing financial portfolios, philanthropists can develop a roadmap to giving, where returns are measured in social good rather than in dollars and cents.
Nonprofits & NGOs
Five Lessons on Innovation and the Institution
Technology and innovation aren’t just the province of new organizations—a look at how one nonprofit has navigated nearly a century-and-a-half of change.
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Philanthropy & Funding
If We Want Our Funding to Change the World…
Grantmakers and nonprofit leaders at the Donors Forum—an annual convening in Illinois to advance social change institutions—discuss the real cost of running an effective nonprofit and why it is essential for grantmakers to support indirect costs.
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Philanthropy & Funding
Great Management Creates Great Impact
Philanthropist Josh Bekenstein of Bain Capital explains how philanthropists unwilling to cover nonprofits’ indirect or overhead costs are missing the opportunity to completely support that organization’s mission.
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Foundations
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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Philanthropy & Funding
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.
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Collaboration
On a Mission
Ray Chambers, co-founder of the nonprofit Malaria No More, talks about his experience raising malaria awareness through partnerships and the need for effective collaboration.