IN-DEPTH SERIES
The Value of Strategic Planning & Evaluation
In this ongoing series of essays, practitioners, consultants, and academics explore the value of strategy and evaluation, as well as the limits and downsides of these practices.
Nonprofits - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and NGOs be more effective (more)
Rereading “Collective Impact”: Three Lessons
Fresh insights gleaned from the article that started it all.
The New Nonprofit IPO
A unique funding model goes beyond donations and offers funders a tangible stake in organizations they support.
Engaging Underserved Consumers Through Community Groups
Eight community group-business partnership models for reaching underserved consumers.
Taking Pay for Success Financing to the South
An analysis of the viability of pay-for-success initiatives in South Carolina shows that this new type of financing can work in more rural, "red” states.
Making Measurement Work in Large, Complex Organizations
Four tips on measuring impact for NGOs that have multiple programs across many sites or continents.
Business
When Mission Doesn’t Matter (Enough)
A cofounder of Cause, a recently shuttered “philanthropub,” reflects on the challenges of mixing business with charity.
Making Sense of Data and Information in the Social Sector
A new eBook captures discussion and debate around how to strengthen the social sector “information infrastructure.”