Social Sector Predictions for 2012
Ten predictions for the social sector and beyond in 2012.
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Why Story Matters
Modern, effective communication is about engagement.
The Trajectories of Organizations in Growth and Decline
An organization that attempts to do too much, too fast will almost certainly decline as quickly as it grows.
A New Generation of Brazilian Businesses
Small businesses in the world’s 13th most unequal country are leading the way in serving low-income communities.
Living with the Gates Foundation: A Retrospective
A summary of articles and discussions about the Gates Foundation’s impact on global social change.
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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.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.