Philanthropic Effectiveness
A favorite maxim of mine is that “the fish will be the last to discover water.” We fish can’t easily…
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Where all three themes flow together … I’ll write on how we can know when societal institutions, drawing on the…
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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…
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A strong national network of growing community foundations is good for communities. Community foundations can be a constant source of…
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Let’s celebrate our independence by sending birthday gifts to those organizations that are trying to change the system so the…
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It’s a nonprofit’s responsibility – and opportunity – to understand and help others appreciate its own construct of effectiveness in…
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“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
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Projects that work well and produce good outcomes are more likely to capture the eye of funders. Good outcomes in…
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Both philanthropic effectiveness and nonprofit management need the field of evaluation to make more progress in measuring the ways systems…
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Increasing community capacity should be on the agenda of every community foundation. Building Community Capacity: the Potential of Community Foundations…
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