Despite being the height of summer, July was far from the month to put our brains at rest. The blogosphere created some really great pieces. A couple of fascinating debates – one about the role of philanthropy in democracy, and one about the value of nonprofit evaluation – were fascinating reads. And I always love a good […]
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10 Great Social Innovation Reads: September
There were lots of great discussions and developments in the world of social innovation in September. So much so, that I had a really hard time narrowing down to ten. But alas, here are my top 10 of the last month. As always, please add what I missed to the comments. If you’d like to […]
10 Great Social Innovation Reads: July
I’ve been out exploring the Western states of the country (which I HIGHLY recommend) for the last few weeks, so my blog posts have been sparse, and my 10 Great Reads for July a bit delinquent, so please forgive me. Below are the 10 things that got me thinking last month. You can also read […]
A Call to Arms for the Nonprofit Sector
Mario Morino’s new book, Leap of Reason: Managing to Outcomes in an Era of Scarcity, is probably misnamed. It is not the boring, theoretical guide to evaluation, measurement and logic models that the title implies. It is much more a call to arms for the nonprofit sector. Morino, co-founder of Venture Philanthropy Partners, one of […]