Three Nonprofit Hiring Mistakes to Avoid

By Curtis Chang 6

For one client, four successive poor hires for one mid-level position had profound consequences on its scorecard.

Worth a Look: Scoop.it Digital Content Tool

By Amy Sample Ward 5

Scoop.it makes it easy to share the things you're reading, talking about, and interested in without adding a whole new platform to your daily work.

Why Do New York City Board Members Give More?

By Aaron Hurst 10

Why do board cultures vary so much by geography, and how can we help bring the best of them to all cities?

Mobile Measurement: Lowering Costs and Engaging Beneficiaries

By Matthew Forti

We should be paying attention to monitoring and evaluation innovation in developing countries, where technology leads to better programs.

Social Entrepreneurs Must Achieve Not Survive

By Rich Tafel 5

The sector needs to shift the definition of success from organizations that survive to organizations that actually achieve their missions.

Nonprofit, For-profit, or Something in Between?

By Jim Fruchterman 5

Before answering structure and capital questions, think through your venture, your value proposition, your motivation, and your definition of success.

How Nonprofit Networks Are Raising the Bar on Results

By Alan Tuck & Mandy Taft-Pearman 10

Nine of the ten largest US nonprofits are networks, with multiple affiliates across the country striving for significant impact.

Friendraising Versus Slacktivism

By Claire Diaz Ortiz 3

Unmotivated donors didn’t materialize out of the ether when social media started taking over the world.

Effective Partnerships

By Saphira M. Baker

How local governments and nonprofits can work together for large-scale community change.

If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?

By John Brothers 11

Last year I had the opportunity of working with an NGO effort in Trinidad and Tobago to launch an organization that would build the capacity of NGOs.