The Hard Virtues of ‘Soft’ Program Measurement
New evidence shows that the very act of giving feedback on nonprofit programs can predict participant outcomes.
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Leaving Money on the Table
An excerpt from There’s Nothing Micro about a Billion Women on how financial service providers can reduce inequality and build a more inclusive world by better serving women customers.
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Co-Powering an Emergent Horizon
The public is not a monolith—it’s an interdependent ecosystem of communities who must determine the tools for a more caring future.
We Know How to Prevent Gun Violence. Now We Need to Scale It.
Chicago CRED proceeds from the belief that the individuals most at risk are not the problem—they are the solution.
Strategies for Combatting Abortion Disinformation in the Post-Roe Era
A guide for communicators and advocates to help stop the spread of disinformation that’s proliferating after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
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 Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Professionalism has become coded language for white favoritism in workplace practices that more often than not leave behind people of color. This is the fourth of 10 articles in a special series about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.