The Nonprofits of 2025
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
Nonprofits & NGOs Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively
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Toward an Open-Solution Society
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
The Trouble with Winning
One of 16 special essays on how the field of social innovation has evolved and what challenges remain ahead.
Thinking Back, Paying it Forward
Nostalgia is more than just a warm, fuzzy feeling.
Indexing Nonprofits
Donors want their money to be spent wisely, but knowing where to give can be difficult.
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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.
Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
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.
The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.