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Eight tips for creating powerful narratives that drive social impact.
Philanthropy & Funding New and innovative ideas to help nonprofit leaders raise money, and to help funders and donors give more effectively
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The Problem with Problem Statements
Forgoing the articulation of a problem statement and focusing on paradox leads to more effective communication with your organization’s supporters.
Sexually Transmitted Altruism
DKT International, founded by one of the largest erotica distributors in the United States, provides contraceptives to approximately 50 million people a year in the developing world.
Private Investment in Social Impact Bonds
Goldman’s investment furthers the vision of social impact bond participants who seek to develop a marketplace for financial investment into social programs.
The Present Value of Social Investment
How to calculate the value of a social investment made now versus at a future date.
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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.
Centering Equity in Collective Impact
A decade of applying the collective impact approach to address social problems has taught us that equity is central to the work.
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Overcoming the Racial Bias in Philanthropic Funding
Racial bias creeps into all parts of the philanthropic and grantmaking process. The result is that nonprofits led by people of color receive less money than those led by whites, and philanthropy ends up reinforcing the very social ills it says it is trying to overcome.