Using Data Visualization to Change the Conversation
Data experts consider the compelling ways in which organizations can use data visualization to assess impact, fundraise, and display outcomes.
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Measurement & Evaluation New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society
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Building a Stronger Organization with Data: A Case Study
Experts discuss how Aspire Public Schools used data to build accountability, leadership, and capacity.
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Data Mining for Social Impact
Experts discuss how data mining can help organizations effectively measure impact and optimize their work.
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APIs for Good: A Bestiary of the Networked World
Dylan Hendricks of the Institute for the Future discusses the possibilities and limitations of application programming interfaces (APIs) in an increasingly networked world.
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Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering
Drawing on extensive field research and surveys, Lasker suggests several ways to make international health volunteering more effective.
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Drowning in Data
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Plotting Impact Beyond Simple Metrics
For NGOs, impact comes in different forms and to track the cycles of social change work, we must think across the tangibility and the speed of emergence of change.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
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.
Ethics and Nonprofits
Unethical behavior remains a persistent problem in nonprofits and for-profits alike. To help organizations solve that problem, the authors examine the factors that influence moral conduct, the ethical issues that arise specifically in charitable organizations, and the best ways to promote ethical behavior within organizations.