No-Strings Cash
Nonprofits are piloting direct cash transfer programs to help people experiencing homelessness.
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Crowding Out Racism
Germany’s Mobile Counseling Teams empower local citizens to take back the public sphere from the far right.
The Food Aid Delivery App
Tech nonprofit Food Rescue Hero has created a promising solution to the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.
Legal Aid Brokers
Global charity A4ID boosts the ability of NGOs to fight poverty and corruption by connecting them to law firms.
Nonprofit Capture
Corporate donations tend to generate supportive regulatory comments from their nonprofit recipients.
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Creating High-Impact Nonprofits
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.
How Nonprofits Get Really Big
Since 1970, more than 200,000 nonprofits have opened in the U.S., but only 144 have reached $50 million in annual revenue. They got big by doing two things: They raised the bulk of their money from a single type of funder. And just as importantly, these nonprofits created professional organizations that were tailored to the needs of their primary funding sources.
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Missing Link in School Reform
American educators, policymakers, and philanthropists are overselling the role of the highly skilled individual teacher and undervaluing the benefits that come from teacher collaborations.
Channeling Change: Making Collective Impact Work
This follow-up on the popular “Collective Impact” article provides updated, in-depth guidance.