Education
A First Step for Ed Reform: Getting the Metrics Right
Many programs targeting low-performing students rely on data that doesn’t indicate a real understanding of impact on students’ lives.
Tag: Performance Metrics
Socially Responsible Business
Three Steps to Making CSR Count
A study finds that some companies’ corporate social responsibility efforts can do more harm than good.
Nonprofits
#SMoP-ping Up Nonprofit Social Media Angst
Frameworks and tools for building strategy—a report from the Social Media on Purpose conference.
Nonprofit Management
What Obama’s Campaign Can Teach Nonprofits About Measurement
Five measurement practices that Obama’s campaign and high-performing nonprofits have in common.
Nonprofit Management
Embracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity
Collective impact is upending conventional wisdom on how we achieve social progress.
Economic Development
There’s No G-D-P in “A Better Economy”
Shifting the focus away from GDP would lead to real economic progress.
Measuring Social Impact
Social Sector Measurement: Down but Not Out
Recently released studies confirm that few nonprofits possess the capacity to measure for continuous improvement, but new initiatives launched in 2012 provide hope.
Measuring Social Impact
What’s My Money Doing Today?
Social economy enterprises must think like mutual funds.
Technology & Design
Ten Technology Trends to Watch in 2013
Ten things nonprofits should consider as they develop their technology strategy in the new year.
Nonprofits
Measuring to Scale What Works at the YMCA
Armed with robust shared measurement systems, national nonprofit networks are well positioned to scale promising and proven programs.