15 Minutes with Alan Bersin
California’s secretary of education tackles the nation’s largest school system.
Measurement & Evaluation - Most Popular
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Podcast
Measuring Social Impact - Bridging the Gap Conference
Measuring the social impact created by philanthropic projects has forever been the nonprofit sector's philosopher's stone. This panel discussion, at the Stanford 2005 Net Impact Conference sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business, highlights innovative examples of measurement systems and explores some of the complex problems that arise when attempting to apply metrics to social impact.
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.
Appraising Business Ideas
Sidebar to "Act on Facts, Not Faith:" rules to keep in mind when evaluating or developing business ideas.
Listening to Tsunami Survivors
Treating aid recipients like valued customers gives insights into disaster relief.
Act on Facts, Not Faith
How management can follow medicine's lead and rely on evidence, not on half-truths.
Podcast
Leslie Lamb - Managing Risk in an Uncertain World
In this audio lecture, Leslie Lamb shares her company's approach to risk management with some of the main actors in humanitarian disaster relief operations gathered at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar.