Philanthropy
Creating a Smarter Philanthropic Marketplace
Most funders are not adequately tapping into existing data and knowledge to better inform their grantmaking.
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Measuring Social Impact
Cracking the Code on Social Impact
An emerging measurement approach emphasizes the value in standardizing outcomes for the whole social sector.
Measuring Social Impact
Get Out of the Office
You’ll never get what’s going on out there by sitting in here.
Philanthropy
What, Exactly, Is Giving Tuesday’s Theory of Change?
Giving Tuesday seems poised to be a permanent fixture in the philanthropic landscape. So what’s the theory of change behind it?
Individual Giving
What Charity Navigator Gets Wrong About Effective Altruism
Why we can and must try to answer the question: What charities do the most good?
Philanthropy
The Elitist Philanthropy of So-Called Effective Altruism
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.
Foundations
On Captain Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Measuring Impact
Don’t let evaluation distort your mission.
Measuring Social Impact
Impact, Not Overhead, Is What Counts
A look at barriers global NGOs face in reporting the right measures of effectiveness—and how funders and grantees can begin to overcome them.
Philanthropy
The Promise of Effective Altruism
The effective altruism movement has the potential to create an aspirational anchor, which may change giving practices over time.
Philanthropy
Overhead Costs: The Obsession Must Stop
We can’t separate nonprofit programs from the people who develop and deliver them.