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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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Nonprofit Finance Fund Survey 2015

  Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is conducting its seventh annual nationwide survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector,…

Why we are Optimistic that Government Can Play Moneyball

  To dramatically expand opportunity and improve the lives of young people, their families and communities, government policy and funding…

Making Certain Senior Discounts Count

  3.5 million Baby Boomers across America are turning 65 this year. Countless retailers provide them and other older Americans…

Seasons Greetings

  This past year, long-term readers will have seen us update the website to the highly visual layout you see…

The ALS Ice Bucket Donor Retention Challenge

  Last month, I had the pleasure of attending the Social Innovation Summit, a twice-annual event that represents a global convening of…

Closing The Data Loop

  Measure of America has developed an index made up of health, education, and income indicators that measures well-being and…

#GivingTuesday: More than Just the Money

  Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of posting on this very website my hopes for the first edition of…

Using Data to Build Nonprofit Advocacy Capacity

  Washington Nonprofits (WN) is the state association for the 58,000+ charitable organizations in Washington State. As a new organization…

Help! My Nonprofit Needs a Data Nerd

In November, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact…

#GivingTuesday: Preliminary Results

  Yesterday, December 2nd, saw the third annual #GivingTuesday – a day dedicated to giving to nonprofits around the world….