Ten Years of Performance Measurement
Five successes to celebrate, and five areas where we need to see more progress.
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Researchers explore the effects of virtual embodiment among people with Parkinson’s disease.
Persistent Poverty in a Smug Meritocracy
A response to Dan Pallotta’s TED Talk on nonprofit executives’ pay.
Moving Beyond Basic Water Advocacy
The story of water access is more complicated this World Water Day—we need a new approach.
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Decisive
In their latest book, the bestselling authors of Made to Stick and Switch explore how to make better choices in life and work.
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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.