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Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact—and What to Do Instead
Learn how to use impact evaluations effectively and to use alternatives to impact evaluations.
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Nonprofit Meal Delivery Groups: Not Just About Food Anymore
Find out how delivering meals can provide so much more than just a meal.
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Speaking Metaphorically: How Nonprofits Can Prevent Metaphor Meltdown in Their Communications
Discover tools to use metaphors to engage your community without “dumbing down” complex topics.
HOW TO DO THE RIGHT THING… EVEN WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING
Philosopher Aldo Leopold said: “Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching—even when doing the wrong thing is legal.”
Ethical dilemmas occur when we find ourselves in a situation or circumstance that conflicts…
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Why You Should Let Employees Personalize Their Job Descriptions
Increase engagement by fitting jobs to people, rather than putting people where they don’t fit.
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Nonprofit Leadership in Action: Following a Founder
Nonprofit Quarterly‘s Tiny Spark podcast just launched a new series on nonprofit leadership. Check out the first episode!
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How Funders Can Support Nonprofits Now
Employing a “both/and” approach to support nonprofits in a time of disruption.
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The Lie That Perfectionists Tell Themselves
Do you think increasing your productivity will hurt the quality of your work? Think again.
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Selecting and Developing Board Leadership: Choose Your Leaders Wisely
Just because board members are volunteers doesn’t mean we can’t expect a lot from them. But getting volunteers that…
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Creating Affordable Housing Opportunities Means Talking Equity
Adequately addressing the lack of affordable housing requires shifting the conversation from “consumer choice” to “equity”.
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Off the Beaten Path: With Another Mega-Gift, the Regional Philanthropy Boom Rolls On
Big donors continue to appear as if from nowhere, making quiet contributions through local community foundations.
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Complexity Demands New Approaches to Work
Solutions to complex problems require organizations that can learn and adapt quickly.
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Making an ask? Use these tips to get others on board with your project.
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A call for collaboration among donors and investors.
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Windows of Collaborative Opportunity: Considerations of Governance
What makes for a typical public-nonprofit collaboration and what challenges do these partnerships create for boards?
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Five Ways to Center People of Color
Five suggestions for moving beyond the often hollow jargon of “inclusion” to share power, control, and well-being.