The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact
Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be. Professor Alnoor Ebrahim on how nonprofit managers should respond.
Content: Article | Authors: Alnoor Ebrahim, Julia Hanna | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
How to Market Yourself to Nonprofits
What makes one jobseeker more appealing than another in the eyes of a nonprofit employer? This article explores some proven ways to increase your nonprofit marketability.
Content: Member-Contributed Content | Source: Commongood Careers | Subjects: Career, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
The Case for MBAs in the Nonprofit Sector
Only 6% of MBA graduates plan on pursuing careers in the social sector. What will it take to get more MBAs into the social sector? Is there even a demand for these types of hires? This article describes the success that two organizations have found in hiring MBAs, outlines some of the challenges associated with hiring candidates with MBAs, and provides some suggestions for overcoming … [ Read more ]
Content: Member-Contributed Content | Author: Dana Hagenbuch | Source: Commongood Careers | Subjects: Career, MBA Related, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Misgivings
Recent studies raise an uncharitable question: Is nonprofit accounting off track?
Content: Article | Author: Joseph McCafferty | Source: CFO Publishing | Subjects: Accounting, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Enterprising Nonprofits: Revenue Generation in the Nonprofit Sector
Nonprofit managers who develop social purpose ventures to generate revenues to support a social mission have limited opportunities to share their experiences with others in the field or to learn from the experiences of others. Many nonprofit managers also have modest business backgrounds. Yet, despite these challenges, the movement toward income generation by nonprofits continues to grow. Some of these ventures succeed, yet many more … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Cynthia W. Massarsky, Samantha L. Beinhacker | Source: Yale School of Management | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Nonprofit Activity Swells
The Dynamic Nonprofit Board
Corporations aren’t alone in focusing on governance; rigorous oversight of management and performance is increasingly important for nonprofits too.
Content: Article | Authors: Andrea R. Kilpatrick, Paul J. Jansen | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Corporate Governance, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
The Invisible World of Association
We have business and we have government. For too many intents and purposes, we have nothing in between. This distinction has framed the great social debate for more than a century: capitalism versus socialism, markets versus controls, individualism versus collectivism, privatization versus nationalization, “free enterprise” versus “democracy of the proletariat.” The debate features no cooperatives, no NGOs, no not-for-profits, no volunteer organizations, not because they … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Chahrazed Abdallah, Emmanuel Raufflet, Henry Mintzberg, Pamela Sloan, Rick Molz | Source: Leader to Leader | Subjects: Miscellaneous, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Helping nonprofits do business
Business plan competitions are a powerful way to help nonprofits turn ideas into sustainable commercial ventures.
Content: Article | Authors: Anamaria Schindler, Andréa C. Waslander, Heinz-Peter Elstrodt | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Nonprofits: Ensuring that Bigger is Better
The federation structure remains a viable model for nonprofit organizations – if managements transform themselves and affiliates collaborate more closely.
Content: Article | Authors: Lynn K. Taliento, Maisie O’Flanagan | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Common Bonds: Two Chicago nonprofit job training programs find strength and stability in a merger
When should nonprofit groups consider a merger? How can a nonprofit merger work to the advantage of both parties? What are the pitfalls, and how can they be avoided?
Content: Case Study | Author: Donald Haider | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit | Companies: STRIVE/Chicago Employment Services (STRIVE/CES), Suburban Job-Link
A New Focus for Nonprofit Boards
Nonprofit Entrepreneurs: How WGBH Markets its Brand
This broadcaster has built and leveraged powerful commercial brands, all while keeping a careful eye on its nonprofit mission.
Content: Case Study | Author: Glenn Rifkin | Source: strategy+business | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit | Company: WGBH Public Broadcasting Station (PBS)
Organizational Lessons for Nonprofits
Teach For America learned the importance of building organizational capacity the hard way.
Content: Article | Author: Jerry Hauser | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Online Non-Profit Activity
The Economics of Nonprofits
A point of light in Mumbai
By developing a low-cost distribution channel, an Indian nonprofit organization can deliver child education and nutrition programs for just a few dollars a child per year.
Content: Case Study | Authors: Atul Varadhachary, Madhav Chavan, Paresh Vaish, Rukmini Banerji | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: International – Asia, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit
Direct Mail Best For Charity Awareness
Not-for-profit management: The gift that keeps on giving
Nonprofit organizations should focus on building a lasting organization and on developing effective performance metrics. To make this possible, donors must change their approach to philanthropy.
Content: Article | Authors: Les Silverman, Lynn Taliento, Stephanie Lowell | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Industry Specific, Nonprofit | Industry: Non-Profit