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Power and Light: Transparency and Effectiveness in the Nonprofit and Philanthropy World
I’ve been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofits with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg. One of the chapters is about measuring transparency. So, when I heard that the Foundation Center and the Center for Effective Philanthropy were hosting an event "Transparency and Effectiveness," I was curious, especially given the speakers and the framing: Foundations are pressed to be more transparent about how they work andmore effective about achieving … [Read more...]
Boost Your Voice with LightBox Collaborative’s 2012 Editorial Calendar
Note from Beth: Back in 2009, the first week I started as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, I had the pleasure of meeting Holly Minch, Founder of LightBox Collaborative, who is an expert at helping nonprofits and philanthropies unlock the potential of strategic communications for social change. I had the opportunity to design a workshop with her called "Aligning Social Media with Strategic Communications" over two years ago for a small group of people from … [Read more...]
Money for Good Study: Sharing Information About Your Org's Results Can Attract More Donors
MFGII summary findings Nov 2011 View more presentations from GuideStar USA, Inc. GuideStar and Hope Consulting have released the results of new study, Money for Good II (MFGII). The findings suggest that if nonprofits are more transparent in sharing information about their results online that they could attract more donors. The research found that two-thirds of individuals do not typically research the organizations they donate to compared those that advise donors and foundation … [Read more...]
2012 Philanthropy and Social Investment Industry Report Now Available
For the past three years, my colleague Lucy Bernholz has published her annual Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint, an industry forecast about the social economy – private capital used for public good. Each year it provides an overview of the current landscape, points to major trends, and directs your attention to horizons where you can expect some important breakthroughs in the coming year. The 2012 blueprint is now available and it is well worth time to read. Lucy Bernholz is a … [Read more...]
Quick Reflections from Social Innovation Summit 2011
I've been heads down working on my next book about measurement and networked nonprofits with KD Paine and our editor, Bill Paarlberg, sprinting towards our deadline. Writing a book is always a learning experience and I can't express my gratitude for having such a wonderful co-author and fantastic editor. The combination of learning so much about topic, plus the writing process has been incredible. When you have a co-author who is a measurement geek, you measure progress towards your … [Read more...]
The Networked Nonprofit Response to the Concerted Attack on Voting Rights
Note from Beth: Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. As I'm sprinting to towards the deadline of my next book on Measurement and Networked Nonprofits, co-authoring with the goddess of measurement, KD Paine, I'm grateful to have some terrific guest posts like this one. The Networked Nonprofit Response to the Concerted Attack on Voting Rights, Guest Post by Vince Stehle The election of 2012 will prove to be a momentous event in our nation’s history. Among other things, next year marks the … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving: Check out #Goodspotting and EpicThanks
Happy Thanksgiving! It's that time of year when we are ready to open our hearts in gratitude and do good things for others. I'd like to highlight two wonderful campaigns that could be wonderful ways to show your gratitude. While some folks may be out shopping the day after Thanksgiving, the Case Foundation would like to invite you to go#GoodSpotting. To celebrate all of the good going on around us, they've created a huge, global image gallery of people, organizations and businesses doing … [Read more...]
National Study Reveals: Digital and Social Media Are Delivering Results for Arts Organizations
Note from Beth: I had pleasure of facilitating a panel discussion in October at the recent Grantmakers in the Arts pre-conference on technology and media with Rory MacPherson and Jai Sen from Sen Associates where I learned about some of the preliminary findings from the study below they undertook. The full report was published this week and Rory and Mary Trudel agreed to do a guest post summarizing what they learned. I thought the points about measurement were right on and applies to other … [Read more...]
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