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

 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting, which provides strategic planning, Board development and fundraising advice to charities and philanthropies.

Foundations

L3Cs: A Cure in Search of a Disease

Most social problems now addressed by charities cannot be appropriately addressed by for-profit entities, whether or not those entities pledge to restrict or recycle their profits.

By Kelly Kleiman | 3 | Mar. 5, 2013
 

Nonprofits

The Ugly Truth About Scale

The social sector tackles challenges that affect billions—it’s time to get real about what prevents us from solving our challenges.

By Ben Mangan | 10 | Mar. 4, 2013
 

Nonprofits

When Collaboration Doesn’t Make Sense

When should organizations build new capabilities in-house, rather than work with a partner?

By Mollie West & Andy Posner | 1 | Mar. 1, 2013
 

Government

Sequestering the Sector

With the threat of a sequester looming, the charitable sector risks being boxed in.

By Melissa A. Berman | 5 | Feb. 28, 2013
 

Measuring Social Impact

Impact Over Organizational Interest

A look at new research from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

By Kathleen P. Enright | 1 | Feb. 26, 2013
 
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Nonprofit Management

Crafting Successful Influence Strategies: The Big Four

The second in a two-part series on how organizations can successfully influence change by eliminating blind spots that block progress.

By Kristen Grimm | Feb. 25, 2013
 
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Nonprofit Management

Want Influence? Eliminate Blind Spots

Part one of a two-part series on how to avoid blind spots and plan to use influence effectively to achieve social change.

By Kristen Grimm | Feb. 25, 2013
 
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Measuring Social Impact

Mind the Gap

Stronger ties between academic evaluators and social innovators would hugely benefit both sides.

By Neil Reeder | 1 | Feb. 25, 2013
 

Nonprofits

Collective Impact or Coordinated Blindness?

Competition across the sector with corresponding mechanisms to help organizations learn from these practices might better drive social innovation.

By Peter Boumgarden & John Branch | 1 | Feb. 13, 2013
 
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Government

Liberating 990 Data

Sharing nonprofits’ Form 990 tax data in a comprehensive and easy-to-access manner may open the door to more collaboration and innovation within the sector.

By Beth Simone Noveck | 6 | Feb. 4, 2013