Working in the Dark
The nonprofit funding process lacks transparency and fosters insecurity—and only funders can fix it.
Measurement & Evaluation New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society
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Health Services and Designing for Uncertainty
How a “lean startup” approach can help create an effective community-based program.
Impact Investing and a 200-year-old Debate
Three strategies investors can use to create impactful outcomes at scale.
Emerging Tools for Community-Driven Evaluations
Eight tools for building inclusive, community programs to address health and other social issues.
Connecting Big-Picture Theories with Community Experience
Blending practices and theory to improve health outcomes outside the clinical setting.
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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.