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Downsides to Philanthropy: The Way We Think About Charity Is Dead Wrong

November 5, 2020 Steve Mayer

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 […]

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PROGRAM EVALUATION

Would “Pay For Performance” Be Good In The Social Services?

November 21, 2019 Steve Mayer

Pay for performance in the social services may sound good in principle, but there are many reasons to be skeptical.  There is a certain allure in the many kinds of legislative proposals that link pay […]

Recent Articles

  • Headless, Heartless, Clueless
    April 12, 2021
  • Pathways to Progress: Focusing Philanthropy on Racial Equity and Social Justice
    April 10, 2021
  • Evaluation Court: A Mock Trial to Judge Program Effectiveness
    April 2, 2021
  • Can Grantmakers and Nonprofits Work Together?
    March 30, 2021
  • The Choices We Make As Evaluators: You Gotta Serve Somebody
    February 12, 2021
  • Wanted: Better Evaluation Practices for a Better Philanthropy
    January 16, 2021
  • A “Dignity Gap”
    January 15, 2021
  • How to Assist Disadvantaged Groups
    December 14, 2020
  • Use Advocacy To Promote Social Change
    November 18, 2020
  • Indicators of Freedom From The Film, “12 Years a Slave”
    November 12, 2020

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