Indexing Nonprofits
Donors want their money to be spent wisely, but knowing where to give can be difficult.
Donors want their money to be spent wisely, but knowing where to give can be difficult.
The Citi Foundation shifts its grantmaking operations to offer hands-on financial training.
The nonprofit Erste Foundation is an engine behind the for-profit Erste Group as well as its largest shareholder.
OGP is energizing the global open government discussion, while developing new norms and standards—something donors should support.
How private giving can contribute to the needs of American democracy.
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.
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.
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
Impact evaluations are an important tool for learning about effective solutions to social problems, but they are a good investment only in the right circumstances.
The superficially enticing “logic” of effective altruism ultimately leads to a moralistic, hyper-rationalistic, top-down approach to philanthropy that can kill the very altruistic spirit it claims to foster.