The Critical Role of Questions in Building Resilient Democracies
Asking questions in new and participatory ways can complement advancements in data science and AI while enabling more inclusive and more adaptive democracies.
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Upgrading the Plumbing of the International Aid System
Multilateral development banks and humanitarian non-governmental organizations have mostly ignored each other while working to improve lives. But with poverty increasingly concentrated in conflict-affected countries, changes are needed to provide a better collective response.
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The Need for AI Literacy
An excerpt from AI Snake Oil on separating hype from reality
Big Bet Bonanza
Turning a one-time score into an impact jackpot.
When It Comes to Understanding Donors, Does Size Matter Most?
Individual vs. institutional donors is a fundamental distinction in philanthropy and fundraising. But what if the line is not as clear-cut as we assume?
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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.
Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition
Social entrepreneurship is attracting growing amounts of talent, money, and attention, but along with its increasing popularity has come less certainty about what exactly a social entrepreneur is and does.