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Impact Investing, the Brand
The Global Investment Initiative is setting a standard for measuring both financial and social return on investments.
Women, Giving Circles Reshaping Giving Sector
Female givers are making their impact as foundations scramble for donations
Hedge Funds for Good
Uhuru Capital Management manages a conventional fund of hedge funds, but with an attention to social values.
Mobilizing Against Fake Drugs
Texting emerges as a source of confirmation for drug legitimacy.
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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.
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.
Creating High-Impact Nonprofits
Conventional wisdom says that scaling social innovation starts with strengthening internal management capabilities. This study of 12 high-impact nonprofits, however, shows that real social change happens when organizations go outside their own walls and find creative ways to enlist the help of others.
Microfinance Misses Its Mark
Despite the hoopla over microfinance, it doesn't cure poverty. But stable jobs do. If societies are serious about helping the poorest of the poor, they should stop investing in microfinance and start supporting large, labor-intensive industries.