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  I’ve pondered this question over the last few weeks and months, moving between meetings with brilliant pioneers in digital technology, and events and articles on its role in the social sector. The consensus seems to be that digital transformation is about digital, and about transformation. That’s about as clear...

  I pointed out in my previous post in Markets for Good that we now have the technology to seed an impact sharing economy, not unlike Uber and Lyft, where every service organization, funder, capacity builder, intermediary and researcher can serve as an impact learning “driver”.   Our new Impact...

  “Failure is trending right now.” Deepthi Walaratna is the founder of Thicket, a design lab and consultancy helping people harness the power of complexity. In a recent post in the SSIR, Walaratna is quick to highlight the positive learnings from the startup community. She cites “fail fast” as a “traditionally...

  I started my social impact career at the age of 21, and for 7 years I worked on the frontlines as a mental health clinician, substance abuse counselor, and case manager for the homeless. While serving as a case manager, I had a transformational moment. I was invited to...

  Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is conducting its seventh annual nationwide survey examining the current state of the nonprofit sector, and here at Markets For Good, we hope you can add your voice and opinion.   We’re sharing the survey because it collects data on the challenges facing the nonprofit...

  3.5 million Baby Boomers across America are turning 65 this year. Countless retailers provide them and other older Americans discounts that some want and need and some do not. Our new organization, Boomerang Giving, is devising approaches that would enable discounts to be voluntarily redirected (Boomeranged!) to nonprofits at...

"Ultimately, engaging in great giving requires thoughtful reflection. To be a great giver means giving with intention, giving with information, and giving with others."

"Shared Insight will fund 14 one- to three-year grants designed to encourage and incorporate feedback from the people the social sector seeks to help; understand the connection between feedback and better results; foster more openness between and among foundations and grantees; and share lessons learned."

  According to the Foundation Center’s 2014 report, Key Facts on U.S. Foundations “record-high levels of giving continue to grow just ahead of inflation.” Released earlier this month, you can download the report directly, or read the Center’s press release.   The report provides information on “the country’s 86,192 foundations...

  In the early ’90s, I owned a company that raised money for nonprofit organizations. The work was exciting and gratifying. Success was measured by whether I reached my fundraising target, and I was successful at it. One day I received a call from a group of nuns who wanted...