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10 Reads for Your 2021 List

We made a list of notable books (and a few articles) from 2020 that will inform and inspire you and your organization this year.

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Community Insights: Alison Carlman

We caught up with Alison Carlman at GlobalGiving to learn how she became involved with the crowdfunding platform and about the opportunities she sees for nonprofits in this space.

Better Data Makes for a Better World

There’s a lot of talk in the tech industry of having the next big thing that’s going to change the…

Turning Government Data Into Better Public Service

  ‘Turning Government Data Into Better Public Service’ was first published on Medium. The article outlines the release of the…

Betting on Better Data

For Dr. Orin Levine, Director of Vaccine Delivery for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, innovation doesn’t necessarily have to…

Expanding Engagement Through Influencers

  A challenge that nonprofits face every day is: How do we reach and inspire new supporters?   A powerful way to increase…

Why Nonprofits Deserve CRM Innovation

  Charitable giving, according to Destination CRM, has exceeded $298 billion in the US alone. In his article ‘Why Nonprofits Deserve…

Community Insights: Andrew Means

For the first interview in our Community Insights series, we sit down with Andrew Means, Co-Founder of The Impact Lab.

How Come This Foundation’s Grantees Love its Reporting Process So Much?

    Most charities hate the reporting which funders make them do. Notionally a learning process, it’s often just compliance,…

How Do We Solve a Problem Like Corruption?

    Around USD $1 trillion a year, that’s the amount of money that is (conservatively) estimated to be lost…

How Can Nonprofits Become Agile Learners?

    I read this wonderful article “Agility Is Today’s Most Critical Leadership Competency” by Julie Winkle Giuliani, author of “Watch…