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 detailsBeyond Compliance: Measuring to Learn, Improve, and Create Positive Change
More 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…
See event detailsEvoking the Drum Major: Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr’s Legacy
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech delivered at the March on Washington…
See event detailsFive Myths and a Question About Impact
Everyone seems to be talking about it. Most say they want it. But who really gets to define impact and for whom? A recent…
See event detailsInvesting in Early Childhood: A No Brainer
Groundbreaking brain research adds yet another layer to the growing case for investing in early childhood, a case that we first articulated in Pathways…
See event details100Kin10’s “A Taste of STEM”
America’s students rank 25th in math and 17th in science when compared to other countries on international academic assessments. We were once the world’s…
See event detailsNew Guidance: Food Funder Compass
Donors get pitched a lot, and food-related funding can be a complicated space. Since 2009, we have sought to clarify this space for donors…
See event detailsCelebrating the Fourth of July and the Independent Sector
As our offices prepare to close in honor of July 4th, Independence Day here in the US, I am reminded of the singular nature…
See event detailsWho doesn’t want to be relevant?
Last year’s Conference on Scaling Impact — an annual gathering for funders and invited nonprofit leaders — posed the provocative question of whether or…
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