September 7, 2010
SOCAP10: The Challenge of Moving Beyond Metrics – Part II
The Challenge of Moving Beyond Metrics – Part I In my first post on moving…
August 23, 2010
Summary of this weekend’s Social Innovation Fund posts
Apparently, the Social Innovation Fund writing community does not rest on weekends. Nor do the…
August 22, 2010
What Should the Social Innovation Fund Do Next?
The attention lavished on the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) this week has been far from…
August 20, 2010
Why Do We Care About the Social Innovation Fund?
I’m still processing Paul Light’s post yesterday about the Social Innovation Fund (SIF). The implications in his post are…
August 20, 2010
SOCAP10: The Challenge of Moving Beyond Metrics – Part I
On December 1, 2009, a major shift in assessing nonprofits was announced by Charity Navigator, GuideStar, GiveWell, GreatNonprofits, and Philanthropedia. The…
August 9, 2010
SOCAP10: Learning More About the Gates Foundation Approach to Program-Related Investments
One of the keynote presentations offered at SOCAP10 as part of the Tactical Philanthropy track will focus on impact…
August 6, 2010
Transparency Lessons the Social Innovation Fund Should Learn from the Investing in Innovation Fund
Yesterday’s the U.S. Department of Education’s announced the selection of “49 school districts, nonprofit education organizations and…
August 3, 2010
SOCAP10: Scaling Social Impact
In June I had the pleasure of both attending and blogging the inaugural the Social Impact…
July 26, 2010
Analysis of Social Innovation Fund Results
The Corporation for National and Community Service’s announcement of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF) results last week…
July 14, 2010
Summary of Blog Coverage and Twitter Discussions for Social Impact Exchange Conference
Geri and I laid the foundation for the blog coverage in two posts – the…
July 6, 2010
What will the national service moment look like?
"This is our moment – what we have worked for, over the years has brought…