Tom Raffa simplifies the basics of the ever more prevalent charitable remainder trust.
Truth-Telling: Building Authentic Relationships to Unleash Human Potential
Erline Belton teaches truth-telling as a basic value and guiding principle to unleash the untapped human potential in high performance groups.
Oh Yes, Nonprofits Can and Do Advocate for Legislation!
Lobbying by “charities,” nonprofits exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, is legal and encouraged by Congress.
How Has Evaluation Really Worked in Your Organization?
La Alianza Hispana, a community-based, multi-service organization in Boston, confronted the challenges and risks of evaluating program performance based on assessing outcomes.
Taking Charge of Evaluation
How program directors can become more effective in using evaluation findings to introduce organizational change.
Who’s in Charge Here? Youth Leadership Enters the Boardroom
Describes how Youth on Board, a nonprofit in Somerville, Massachusetts, helps organizations place youth in leadership positions.
Demonstrating Performance and Accountability Through Mission-Based Evaluation
Examining the mission-based framework for evaluation.
A Conversation with Ricardo Millet: The Emergence of Evaluation and Its Implications
Ricardo Millet, director of evaluation at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, discusses the future of evaluation policy.
Foundations’ Evolving Perspective of Evaluation
For many foundations, measuring program performance in terms of outcomes has become a major factor in grantmaking.
Does “Participatory Management” Mean You Don’t Have to Make Any More Decisions?
Participatory management and the role of leadership.
Making Quantitative Program Measures Useful: An Orientation to Evaluation
An introduction to evaluation with tips on how to construct useful quantitative measures and indicators.
Welcome to Our Evaluation Conversation
An introduction to the featured topic of the magazine, the changing practice of evaluation toward a combination of reporting, experimenting, and planning support.