February 1, 2020
Upholding Transparency in the Age of Misinformation
Rachel Smith of GlobalGiving is calling on the social sector to help with a new set of standards that will address today’s ethical challenges.
December 9, 2016
This Year, Give the Gift of Transparency
It’s that time of the year again. End of year appeals are going out. Annual reports are being drafted. And each of them is going to contain stories—lots and lots of stories. Stories about how powerful our programs are. Stories that show lives being changed. Stories that are meant to compel...
June 3, 2016
The Market for Nonprofit Lemons: Andrew Means on Transparency in the Social Market
I’m not going to bury the lede. I think the nonprofit sector has too many ineffectual organizations with too many resources. I think it’s a problem when the quality of impact isn’t correlated with the quantity of dollars donated. But to get us all to my point of frustration we’re...
May 11, 2016
Clear Goals, Uncertain Impact: CEP report analyzes the role of transparency in foundation grantmaking
Transparency – it’s a hot button issue in the ongoing discussion of data use in the social good sector, among other fields. But what exactly does it mean to foundations and grantees, and how is it tied to effectiveness in philanthropy? The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) explored these and...
October 14, 2015
Foundations and Transparency in the World of Open Data
Reports of yet another fraudulent celebrity foundation have hit the news recently,this time for former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle’s Jared Foundation. Fogle claimed the foundation, founded in 2004, would distribute $2 million in grants to schools and community organizations to help fight obesity, which Fogle overcame after losing 245 pounds from...
June 10, 2015
The Financial Transparency Act of 2015 Has Been Introduced
The farthest-reaching open data legislation since the DATA Act highlights how open data will impact investors, regulators, and the financial industry.
April 26, 2013
Notes From The Field: Ambassador Curtis S. Chin on “Transparency, Credibility, and Commitment: Precursors to Progress”
In this dispatch of Markets For Good | Notes From The Field, our guest contributor, Ambassador Curtis S. Chin, approaches the information infrastructure topic from a policy perspective. Using developing, high-growth economies as a backdrop, he focuses on three levers that business, governments and the social sector need to manage...
November 15, 2012
MicroEdge Partners with Foundation Center on Glasspockets Transparency Initiative
Markets For Good seeks to connect, align, and accelerate the work already in progress toward better use and sharing of data in the social sector. In that spirit, we keep an eye out to highlight other initiatives, events, etc. that are advancing the cause. Here is one to note, related...
April 23, 2021
Data, Fundraising, and Your Nonprofit
These materials provide professionals with information about how digital fundraising systems can affect their organization's ability to keep its data and donors safe.
Artificial Intelligence
These materials are designed for nonprofit professionals who are building their organizational skills and have little to no experience with artificial intelligence.