It’s the start of a new year. Here at the Center, we couldn’t think of a better way to begin the year than by…
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Saving Lives Through Childhood Vaccines: Q&A with Andrea Gay of the United Nations Foundation
Can we eliminate measles? Andrea Gay, Executive Director of Children’s Health at the United Nations Foundation, certainly believes it is possible. An expert on…
See event detailsPhilippines Typhoon: How Can I Help?
Updated 11/18/13. On Friday, November 8th, Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Yolanda) hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines and tore across its central…
See event detailsImpact Myth #5: If I don’t see change, I’ve had no impact
If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, did it still make an impact? This week in our Five Myths and…
See event detailsImpact Myths: Some Impacts Simply Can’t Be Measured
Impact Myth: Some Impacts Simply Don’t Allow for Measurement Pop quiz: What’s one thing that can’t be measured? Love? Happiness? Measuring love might seem…
See event detailsImpact Myths: The Dangers of Rose-Colored Glasses
In our ongoing series on impact, we address five myths and a question about social impact definition. This week, we discuss our third myth:…
See event detailsImpact Myths: Attribution and Contribution
Whose Impact Is It, Anyway? In our ongoing series on impact, we address five myths and a question about impact definition. This week, we…
See event detailsBeyond Compliance: Measuring to Learn, Improve, and Create Positive Change
At New Philanthropy Capital’s recent annual conference, measurement issues were front and center, with plenty of concern regarding current practices and their usefulness– as…
See event detailsMore Questions On Impact: Beneficiary Perspective, Assessment, Heart & Head, and . . . Tomatoes?
How do I incorporate beneficiaries’ perspective? How do I assess impact in a constantly changing world? How do I integrate head and heart? And…what…
See event detailsA Question About Impact: By Whom, For Whom, and Definitions
Everyone seems to be talking about it. Most say they want it. But who really gets to define impact and for whom? That was…
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