Culture is a slippery concept, but it seems to be an increasingly important one. From the growth of culturally sensitive education for medical professionals…
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TEDxPhiladelphia: Kat Rosqueta and others on the New Workshop of the World
It’s finally here! TEDxPhiladelphia is this Friday, March 28, beginning at 9AM EST. If you weren’t able to snag tickets or are too far...
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Rethinking the E Word
The following post was originally published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog as part of a series exploring the meaning and value of strategic philanthropy….
See event detailsSeeking Confidence in Your Impact? Broaden Your Definition of Evidence
Originally published on the CEP blog. The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) is a nonprofit organization focused on the development of data to aid…
See event detailsBeyond Averages: Why the Numbers Matter
As Bill and Melinda Gates point out in a recent op-ed, the past fifty years have brought unprecedented global economic growth: “In our lifetimes,…
See event detailsAligning Impact for Healthy Communities: Q&A with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
2015 Update: Greening Urban Lots Delivers Additional Health Impact In addition to the findings discussed below regarding greened vacant lots lowering crime and increasing…
See event detailsImpact Myth #5: If I don’t see change, I’ve had no 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…
See event detailsImpact Myths: Some Impacts Simply Can’t Be Measured
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…
See event detailsImpact Myths: The Dangers of Rose-Colored Glasses
In our ongoing series on impact, we address five myths and a question about social impact definition. This week, we discuss our third myth:…
See event detailsImpact Myths: Attribution and Contribution
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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