Creating a Smarter Philanthropic Marketplace
Most funders are not adequately tapping into existing data and knowledge to better inform their grantmaking.
Measurement & Evaluation New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society
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Measuring the Indirect Impacts of Market Innovators
Why measuring indirect impact matters and how on earth we can do it.
Rethinking the E Word
Broadening the definition of evidence can lead to more confident and informed philanthropic decisions.
Assessing Funders’ Performance: Five Easy Tools
Measuring impact is so tough that many funders give up, but there are some insightful and actionable tools for funders that aren’t daunting.
Transformative Scale: The Future of Growing What Works
Nine strategies to deliver impact at a scale that truly meets needs.
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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.