Investing in Society
Charitable donors should think of themselves as "investors" – and should expect returns, just like a stock market investor would.
Social Innovations
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Too Much Money, Too Quickly
Waste, failure, and Bosnia's lessons for Iraq.
Scaling Social Impact
Strategies for spreading social innovations.
Smart Money
General operating grants can be strategic – for nonprofits and foundations.
Rolling Corporate Justice
New mechanism allows private investors to back socially responsible startups.
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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.