Jeff Raikes of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discusses obstacles in the way of realizing the full potential of innovative solutions.
Philanthropy’s Innovation Pile Up
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Developing Strategy
Learning From Failure: The Genius of Little Bets
Mark Russell reviews Peter Sims’ “Little Bets” and evaluates how the theory of small discoveries leading to big breakthroughs relates to philanthropy.
Gloves Off Wisdom for Donors from the UK: A Philanthropy “How-To”
Phil Buchanan reviews Caroline Fiennes’ new book, “It Ain’t What You Give, It’s the Way You Give It.”
Scanning the Philanthropic Landscape
Mendi Blue discusses the practice of mapping funders within a specific issue area or geography and highlights the utility of the Strategy Landscape Tool.
The Risks Posed by a Sector’s Silence: Toward a Forceful and Positive Articulation of the Nonprofit Sector
Phil Buchanan finishes his six-part series by urging the nonprofit sector to more forcefully articulate its success and value.
How Evaluation Measures Up: A CEO’s Perspective
Guest author Anne Warhover shares how the Colorado Health Foundation is using data to measure performance and influence strategy.
“Business Thinking”
The fourth post in Phil Buchanan’s blog series advises nonprofits to avoid buying into the widely held notion that “business thinking” is a synonym for effectiveness.
Wearing it Proudly: Clarity on Being Nonprofit
Phil Buchanan continues his blog series with a third installment defending the nonprofit label and discussing why “nonprofitness” matters.
The Need for Clear Boundaries
In the second of a six part blog series, Phil Buchanan argues against the blurring of boundaries between the business and nonprofit sectors.
Our Starry-Eyed Idealization of Markets
Phil Buchanan starts a series of six blog posts clarifying the boundaries between the business and nonprofit sectors by questioning our idealization of markets.