Collaborating has benefits, but also costs—and that you don’t always get what you’ve paid for.
Being Faithful
The hype over the merits of faith-based organizations is dissected.
Cash of the Titans
Proponents and critics of venture philanthropy agree that the business logic may not always square with community needs.
We, The People: Policy-making at the Local Level
The real news is not the growing popularity of grassroots lobbying and citizen ballot initiatives, but who’s using them.
Why Pay Attention to All This “Big Picture” Stuff?
Jonathan argues that attentiveness to “the big picture” may prove decisive for the sector’s long-term survival in an increasingly hostile and competitive economic and political environment.
Botched-up Blunders and Flaw-filled Forms ? Or was it just a typo?
Persistent legend: the “rampant inaccuracies” of nonprofit financial reporting on the IRS 990s.
A Self-Supporting Tradition: Alcoholics Anonymous Safeguards Its Autonomy
Heeding the advice of multi-millionaire John D. Rockefeller, founding members adopted self-sufficiency and self-determination as guiding principles.
So What’s the Full Value of Technology?
How do you assess the value of tools and strategies to make better technology decisions and investments.
Capacity Building: Beware the Easy Fix
Pablo doubts that funding capacity building projects is a wiser course than increasing general operating support to build capacity in-house.
Performance Evaluation: Stop the Insanity!
“Kicking the habit” is the only appropriate response.
Welcome: That’s Why Pencils Have Erasers
An introduction to the entire issue that goes over the importance of our major theme: financial management.
Trusting Your Employees: How Else Would You Want to Lead Your Organization?
Greenberg recounts how a little trust went a long way toward plucking New York’s Legal Aid Society from the brink of disaster.