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Foundations

Be Nice. Fund Results. Minimize Hassle. Help Out.

The word from the trenches on how funders can make life easier for everyone.

By Kevin Starr | 6 | Apr. 4, 2013
 

Measuring Social Impact

A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 2

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

By Urvashi Prasad & Semonti Basu | Mar. 29, 2013
 

Measuring Social Impact

A New Approach to India’s Water Sanitation Crisis: Part 1

A two-part series on using systems mapping to predict a city’s capacity for adopting change.

By Urvashi Prasad & Semonti Basu | 2 | Mar. 29, 2013
 

Socially Responsible Business

Employee Engagement Gets Dirty

On-the-job impact opportunities lead to happier, more productive employees.

By Liz Maw | 5 | Mar. 20, 2013
 

Philanthropy

Building Venture Capital from Within

Five lessons on creating a venture capital fund inside a foundation—a look at the Knight Enterprise Fund.

By Ben Wirz and Juan Martinez | 1 | Mar. 20, 2013
 
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Nonprofit Management

Steps to Successful Performance Management

Practical advice to help organizations implement results-focused performance management—part two of a two-part series.

By David E. K. Hunter | Mar. 19, 2013
 
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Nonprofit Management

Getting Out from Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Why organizations need to build capacities to manage performance, and how they can develop a “theory of change” to do so—part one of a two-part series.

By David E. K. Hunter | Mar. 19, 2013
 

Measuring Social Impact

Measuring Impact: Keep It Clear and Simple

How clearly defining measures, and keeping them simple and meaningful, has helped World Vision increase access to clean water.

By Larry Probus | 3 | Mar. 15, 2013
 
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Nonprofits

Designing a “Cooler” Nonprofit Website

Three design principles for nonprofits looking to revamp their websites.

By Curtis Chang | Mar. 12, 2013
 
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Nonprofit Management

Stop Asking and Start Listening

Leadership and communication: what we can learn from not speaking.

By Thaler Pekar | 1 | Mar. 7, 2013