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Nonprofits

 

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

 

The Incredible Shrinking Donor Base

When nonprofits join forces, individuals give less to the cause.

By Rosanne Siino | Summer 2003
 

Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.

By Chris McGarry | Summer 2003
 

Strategic Alliances

Managing the collaboration portfolio.

By James Austin | Summer 2003
 

Leaders Without a Paycheck

New York Cares uses volunteers to recruit and retain other volunteers.

By Victor Wishna | 1 | Summer 2003
 

Debunking Charitable Choice

The evidence doesn’t support the political left or right.

By Mark Chaves | Summer 2003
 

Love, Honor, and Don’t Bargain

When couples haggle over charity, total giving drops.

By Andrew Nelson | Summer 2003
 

The Peer Yardstick

Measuring success in franchise nonprofit organizations.

By Sacha Litman | Summer 2003
 

Reel Impact

Over the past decade, nonprofit organizations have increasingly made independent documentary film and video projects a central component of their campaigns for social and political change.

By David Whiteman | Spring 2003
 

Nonprofits and the News

Ever wonder why some nonprofits get all the press? That's the question a pair of sociologists set out to answer, with surprising results.

By Ken Yamada | Spring 2003
 

The Effectiveness Trap

Millions of words have been written about the need to measure the effectiveness of nonprofits, and millions of dollars have been spent doing just that. It's time to ask: What has been the impact of this effectiveness movement?

By Jan Masaoka | Spring 2003