Research and educational organization The Urban Institute and Social Solutions, provider of performance management software for nonprofits, recently announced that they’re collaborating to create a online resource for nonprofit organizations looking to enhance their performance.
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Should Donors Fund Projects or Give General Operating Support?
MENLO PARK, Calif., November 18, 2009 — Nonprofit organizations need flexible funding to thrive, but whether a funder provides general support or underwrites a specific project depends on the compatibility of their interests, writes Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, in an essay accompanying the Foundation’s recently released 2008 Annual Report.
Read MoreCarnegie, Gates, Hewlett Foundations Unite to Tackle Roadblocks to Student Success
June 3, 2009 — The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation announced a $2.5 million investment to identify promising strategies to dramatically improve college success rates, especially among those students least prepared for college-level work.
Read MoreNonprofit Leaders Meet to Discuss Driving More Funds to High-Performing Organizations
WASHINGTON, DC, April 14, 2009 — The Alliance for Effective Social Investing, a network of nonprofit leaders, which includes the CEOs of GuideStar, Charity Navigator, BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Network For Good met in Washington, D.C. and agreed to work together to drive more funds to high-performing nonprofits.
Read MoreToward a Robust Marketplace for Philanthropy
Participants in the philanthropic world — from foundations and wealthy donors to the non-profit organizations that seek their support — must create a robust marketplace of information about charitable activity if they hope to increase their social impact, a newly released study has concluded.
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