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2014: New Year, Fewer Silos, More Impact

Date: January 9, 2014
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  • Annual Giving Guidance
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It’s a new year and a chance to commit to – and in some cases, recommit to – ways we can help donors achieve…

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Investing in a Strong Start

Date: January 2, 2014
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  • Blogs

It’s the start of a new year. Here at the Center, we couldn’t think of a better way to begin the year than by…

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Saving Lives Through Childhood Vaccines: Q&A with Andrea Gay of the United Nations Foundation

Date: December 13, 2013
Category:
  • Blogs
  • Global Health & Development

Can we eliminate measles? Andrea Gay, Executive Director of Children’s Health at the United Nations Foundation, certainly believes it is possible. An expert on…

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Philippines Typhoon: How Can I Help?

Date: November 20, 2013
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  • Blogs
  • Disasters & Downturns

Updated 11/18/13. On Friday, November 8th, Typhoon Haiyan (also known as Yolanda) hit the eastern seaboard of the Philippines and tore across its central…

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Impact Myth #5: If I don’t see change, I’ve had no impact

Date: November 11, 2013
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  • Blogs
  • Five Myths and a Question About Impact
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

If a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears it, did it still make an impact? This week in our Five Myths and…

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Impact Myths: Some Impacts Simply Can’t Be Measured

Date: November 1, 2013
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  • Blogs
  • Five Myths and a Question About Impact
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

Impact Myth: Some Impacts Simply Don’t Allow for Measurement Pop quiz: What’s one thing that can’t be measured? Love? Happiness? Measuring love might seem…

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Impact Myths: The Dangers of Rose-Colored Glasses

Date: October 18, 2013
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  • Blogs
  • Five Myths and a Question About Impact
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

In our ongoing series on impact, we address five myths and a question about social impact definition. This week, we discuss our third myth:…

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Impact Myths: Attribution and Contribution

Date: October 10, 2013
Category:
  • Blogs
  • Five Myths and a Question About Impact
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

Whose Impact Is It, Anyway? In our ongoing series on impact, we address five myths and a question about impact definition. This week, we…

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Beyond Compliance: Measuring to Learn, Improve, and Create Positive Change

Date: September 30, 2013
Category:
  • Blogs
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

At New Philanthropy Capital’s recent annual conference, measurement issues were front and center, with plenty of concern regarding current practices and their usefulness– as…

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More Questions On Impact: Beneficiary Perspective, Assessment, Heart & Head, and . . . Tomatoes?

Date: September 26, 2013
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  • Blogs
  • Five Myths and a Question About Impact
  • Philanthropy & Social Impact

How do I incorporate beneficiaries’ perspective? How do I assess impact in a constantly changing world? How do I integrate head and heart? And…what…

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