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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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Decision Quality and “Skin In The Game” at WorldofMoney.org

WorldofMoney.org is recognized as one of “top social good organizations in America,” and they take financial education seriously. Nice, but…

McKinsey on Society Launches New Organizational Assessment Tool For Nonprofits

“Stop. Check capacity.” How can we talk about decision-making without a serious look at the quality of inputs, in this…

An Exciting Lens Through Which To View Nonprofits: Insurance (Yes, Insurance)

Say the words “exciting” and “insurance.” I think that’s the third time in history they have appeared in the same…

A Quick Revisit To The Fundraising Theme…

4 Big Things You Need To Do Now To Prepare A Successful “Giving Day” by Beth Kanter and Bahia Ramos…

“Coronating Value (Dethroning Profit)”: An Interview with Steve Wright, Grameen Foundation

In a recent article for Forbes/Skoll World Forum, Can Financial Markets Be Good?, Steve Wright, Vice President, Poverty Insights  for…

Beyond Alphabet Soup: 5 Guidelines For Data Sharing

We know (intellectually) not to rely on magical solutions to drive our work. In practice, however, we sometimes fall into…

Accessing Government Data In The UK: The “Justice Data Lab” Experience

“Although the cultural, legal and technical barriers to releasing data within government are real and need to be negotiated, there…

What Is Community Animation? (Interview with Eli Malinsky, Centre For Social Innovation)

“We have staff whose title is Community Animation. Their job is to get to know what you are working on…

Note from the Curator: Decision-Making and Data

Let’s get straight to it: Nonprofits and foundations are in business to advance their missions. In the social sector, nonprofits’…

Building A Marketplace For Nonprofit Growth Capital

Coffee, capital. (Let’s just call both of them FUEL, with a third metaphor in the image attached here, for good…