Disciplining Generosity
An excerpt from Advising Philanthropists on how advisors support better philanthropy
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Integrating positive mental health practices is the only way for social change leaders to maximize the incredible potential of their organizations and the communities they serve.
Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities
More collaborative approaches are needed to translate pledges into action.
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Using Impact Science to Solve Hunger More Effectively
Despite spending billions on food programs each year, the root causes of hunger remain unaddressed.
How ‘Productizing’ Innovative Finance Hurts Development
The pursuit of better social outcomes, not new products, should drive the international development community’s approach to innovative finance.
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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.