AI Industry Philanthropy and the Future of Nonprofit Independence
AI companies are offering nonprofits free services and staff. Is the deal too good to be true?
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Capacity Building Needs an Evidence Standard
Funders should measure capacity building by what changes, not just what grantees like.
Emergency Housing
Airbnb.org, the nonprofit arm of the homestay-platform company, is providing short-term homes to families in crisis, first responders, and medical patients worldwide.
How AI Can Strengthen Human Connection, Not Replace It
Nonprofits balancing automation with empathy should focus on supporting team members providing care so they can be more present with people seeking help.
The Seven Labors of the Modern NGO
Good missions don’t automatically become good results. Seven self-imposed burdens most often separate the two, and senior leaders can dismantle them.
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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.