Making Evidence Practical for Development
Three ways to make research and evaluation in international development more relevant, ethical, and applied.
Measurement & Evaluation New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society
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What Gets Measured Gets Done
A case for using targeted measures of progress in philanthropy.
How Evaluation Can Strengthen Communities
Including community members in decisions about evaluation can improve the community’s capacity to effectively manage and control change.
The Promise and Peril of Community Evaluation
Four ways to improve community evaluation so that it helps build, rather than erode, social progress.
Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics
To achieve greater impact, membership and advocacy organizations must find new ways to measure engagement.
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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.