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Measuring Social Impact

Amplifying Local Voices

GlobalGiving’s storytelling project turns anecdotes into useful data.

By Suzie Boss | 12 | Summer 2011
 

Intermediaries

Matchmaking for Philanthropists

Foundation Source Access, the new eHarmony for family foundations, gives smaller donors access to a wide variety of innovative funding opportunities.

By Suzie Boss | Summer 2011
 
DO MORE THAN
GIVE: The Six
Practices of Donors
Who Change the World
Leslie R. Crutchfield,
John V. Kania, &
Mark R. Kramer

Philanthropy

Philanthropic Practices

Do More Than Give: The Six Practices of Donors Who Change the World by Leslie R. Crutchfield, John V. Kania, & Mark R. Kramer

Reviewed By Matthew Bishop | 1 | Summer 2011
 
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Foundations

Letting Go

Two insiders explore why foundations micromanage how social problems are solved and explore what grant makers can do to foster high impact strategies.

By Kristi Kimball & Malka Kopell | 4 | Spring 2011
 

Fundraising

Money Makes People Stingy

The more money a person has, the less generous, helpful, compassionate, and charitable he is toward other people.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 

Education

Economic Influence

Private foundations that finance education in developing countries need to be more transparent in their mission and impact.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 
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Nonprofits

Combining Warmth and Competence

People tend to perceive organizations as being either warm or competent, not both—and they are much more likely to do business with the competent one.

By Jessica Ruvinsky | Spring 2011
 

Impact Investing

A Toniic for Start-Ups

Impact Investors at Toniic aim to create an ecosystem for investing in social entrepreneurs that mirrors the Silicon Valley way of doing deals.

By Suzie Boss | 1 | Spring 2011
 
GIVE SMART:
Philanthropy That
Gets Results
Tom Tierney & Joel L.
Fleishman

Individual Giving

Think Hard

Give Smart: Philanthropy That Gets Results by Tom Tierney & Joel L. Fleishman

Reviewed By Melissa A. Berman | Spring 2011
 
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Civil Society

What Civil Society Needs

Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.

By Bruce Sievers | Fall 2010