Bottom Line
Making progress on a worthwhile mission is where it’s at – it’s the bottom line of a nonprofit just as…
At the risk of sounding pedantic, not all pounds of food are equal. There’s a problem with using a single…
Pathways to Progress: Focusing Philanthropy on Racial Equity and Social Justice – A New Introduction
Focusing philanthropy on racial equity means, we found, pursuing six different pathways, sometimes one at a time, sometimes together. Focusing…
A curious donor will wonder where they might see signs that their donation is “making a difference.” My simple answer:…
It’s a nonprofit’s responsibility – and opportunity – to understand and help others appreciate its own construct of effectiveness in…
“The world isn’t going to be saved overnight, or in a year, or with the one just-right program or policy. It’s people that will save the world, working in a smart accumulation of efforts that together make progress against specific substantial goals.” Steven E. Mayer
Your foundation’s grantmaking guidelines reflect your Board’s choice of philanthropic strategy, whether you meant them to or not. Do your…
Being disadvantaged, we learned, does not mean being born a particular way. Instead, being disadvantaged is the result of an…
Proof of program effectiveness beyond a reasonable doubt? Let a jury decide. Is traditional social science the only way to…
It doesn’t really matter whether you can quantify your results. What matters is that you rigorously assemble evidence – quantitative or…