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Measurement
Are funders made to measure?
Giving money away is one thing; understanding what happens next is quite another. In a world where metrics are valued, the challenge of knowing the difference you make as a grantmaker, philanthropist or corporate foundation …
Do you know?
Raise your hand if you know the answer to the following question: How many grant dollars did US foundations award in 2011? Anyone? Let me ask a different question. If you needed to find the …
For now social investment is philanthropy, concludes London meeting
Let’s start with the obvious. If it is called social investment then it should be that – an investment. Well, yes, social investments are no doubt investments in their execution but actually they are much …
Measuring non-profit impact: Five questions determine if you can know a charity’s effectiveness
Peter Singer’s 2013 TED talk about effective altruism argues for the moral necessity of supporting effective charities. Since most of us would prefer to support charities we know, working on issues we care about, rather than …
Is it time for RISKY goals, not just SMART ones?
Assessing impact is a challenge faced by every grantmaker – including those interviewed for a new report, Advancing Human Rights: The State of Global Foundation Grantmaking. Produced by the Foundation Center and the International Human Rights …
Listening for greater impact: the Constituent Voice
At the 2013 CECP corporate philanthropy conference in New York, held 3-5 June, the hook was set early in the session when the room was polled. ‘How many of your companies take customer feedback very …
Charity Navigator introduces expanded methodology that examines results reporting
With more than 1.8 million NGOs, $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion in annual revenues and one in ten of all US workers, America’s non-profit sector has become the largest in the history of the world. …
Donors demand more evidence that their money is doing good
Charities are having to do more with less to meet rising demand for their work while adapting to a fall in the sector’s income. It is vital, therefore, that fundraising efforts are as effective as …
With SIAA launched, is social impact at last becoming sexy?
London on 1 December saw the long-awaited launch of SIAA, the Social Impact Analysis Association. The challenge for social impact analysis, said Jeremy Nicholls, chief executive of the SROI Network and a SIAA trustee, summing up …
Venture philanthropy in Europe hits €1 billion
€1 billion, the cumulative total of philanthropic investment by venture philanthropy in Europe. This was the big announcement at last week’s European Venture Philanthropy Association(EVPA) annual conference in Turin. The sum, drawn from the first analysis …
