Better Vision for the Poor
Several social enterprises are attempting to provide eyeglasses to the 500 million to 1 billion poor people who need them. Why haven’t any of the organizations succeeded on a large scale?
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ACORN, NPR, Planned Parenthood, and the Sector’s Challenges in Protecting Itself
There should be greater concern over who is protecting nonprofits that find themselves in situations like that of NPR, which recently lost its federal funding.
One Nonprofit Closure: The Missed Merger Opportunity
If you believe you are headed toward a merger, start the process sooner rather than later.
Funding for Education—the Perils of “Guidelines du Jour”
The work of charities in almost all circumstances requires focused effort over a substantial period of time.
“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”
The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.
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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.