Grading the Cost of Online Higher Ed
Tuition for online learning has declined, but the value of such offerings remains a topic for further study.
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A Durable Fix for Global Poverty
A “multifaceted” program has the potential to yield lasting improvements in the lives of the very poor.
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Change Gets a “Roadmap”
Leaders from the Skoll Foundation have developed a useful yet flawed outlook on pursuing social entrepreneurship.
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Learning From Hubris
A project in Newark, N.J., produced cautionary lessons for both advocates and critics of education reform.
Measuring Social Return on Investment Before You Invest
Using a social return on investment framework, organizations can estimate the future impact, cost, and scale of programs before they begin, and allocate resources for greater impact.
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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.
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.