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Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and NGOs be more effective

 
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Closing the Pioneer Gap

More money than ever is flowing into impact investing, yet many social entrepreneurs creating companies that serve the poor still find it difficult to raise capital.

 

Room to Grow Nonprofit Innovation

At Center4, small organizations will be able to pool their problem-solving strategies and resources to incubate new solutions.

 

The Encore Fellowships Network

In just two years, the Encore Fellowships Network used a network-scaling model to grow from a single pilot program to 200 organizations operating nationwide.

 
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Broader Evidence for Bigger Impact

Defining credible evidence has polarized into two camps that must be brought together to tackle social problems effectively.

 
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Climate Science as Culture War

The public debate around climate change is no longer about science—it’s about values, culture, and ideology.

 
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Innovation Is Not the Holy Grail

It is time to move from innovation as an ideology to innovation as a process.

 
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Roundtable on Collective Impact

A discussion of the ways in which growing numbers of communities are aligning resources and pulling together to create significant change on a community problem.

By Eric Nee & Michele Jolin | Fall 2012
 

Getting Volunteers in the Door

What are the biggest factors that affect recruiting nonprofit volunteers?

By Roberta Kwok | Fall 2012
 

A GPS for Social Impact

Root Capital and Acumen Fund propose a system for program evaluation that is akin to GPS.

 

Networking a City

The Barr Fellows Network is changing the way work gets done in Boston’s large and entrenched social sector.