NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
Steve's Book
How to Show Off Your Wicked Strong Sexy and Incredibly Effective Nonprofit
…while attracting the supporters, funders, and partners you’ve always wanted…while being the change you want to see […]
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
Capacity Building for Nonprofits
We need nonprofit organizations to be strong if they’re to make progress against their missions. Organizational strength, aka “organizational capacity,” doesn’t just happen by itself. It has to be developed, or built. The National Council […]
NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
Downsides to Philanthropy: The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong
There are downsides to philanthropy as well as its well-publicized upsides. Philanthropy has a Jekyll and Hyde approach to benefiting communities and society: talking big but releasing only a trickle of cash on terrible terms […]
PROGRAM EVALUATION
Making a Difference: Evidence of Success
Sleuthing for Evidence If “making a difference” is my goal, where would I look for evidence of success? Well, it is easy to look in all the wrong places. My previous post, (Effective Philanthropy: Making […]
EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY
Building Community Capacity: The Potential of Community Foundations
“Building Community Capacity: The Potential of Community Foundations” tells how small community foundations can get bigger, stronger, and more useful to their communities. This small book, endorsed as essential reading in the field, summarizes the […]
PROGRAM EVALUATION
Program Evaluation
On this site you’ll see how useful program evaluation can connect with effective philanthropy, social justice, nonprofit management, and community development. Useful program evaluation is illustrated with each of these titles: Wanted: Better Evaluation Practices […]