Measuring Social Impact

The Ratings Game

By Stephanie Lowell, Brian Trelstad, & Bill Meehan 2

Evaluating the three groups that rate the charities.

Individual Giving

Along the Generational Divide

By Alana Conner Snibbe

Younger donors of color differ from their elders when making philanthropic choices.

Foundations

Attracting Attention

By Andrea Orr

The Taproot Foundation provides organized volunteers who deliver marketing expertise.

Philanthropy

Review: The Charity of Nations

Review By David Suarez

Humanitarianism has failed, say the authors.

Nonprofit Management

Hidden at Home

By Matthew Scheuerman

What do you get when you ask nonprofit executives and the public the same question about pressing social issues? Different answers.

Foundations

Foundations’ Double Standard

By Sheila Kaplan

How funders flout their own rules.

Corporate Philanthropy

The Outsiders

By Jan Chong

Why some companies donate to charity.

Philanthropy

Under Pressure

By David Hoyt

Where the charitable response to 9/11 went wrong.

Measuring Social Impact

Why Measure?

By Katie Cunningham & Marc Ricks

Nonprofits use metrics to show that they are efficient. But what if donors don’t care?

Philanthropy

The Dance of Deceit

By Melinda Tuan

A power imbalance undermines the social sector.