Editor's note: Paul Carttar brings more than thirty years of experience across sectors – public, private, and nonprofit – to his work, most recently as the initial director of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), a priority program of the Obama...
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Hewlett Foundation is launching a free tool for understanding how they make grants. Very exciting step toward more foundation transparency. Delete the scoop?
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Social fundraising is only a couple of years old, but best practices are evolving quickly as nonprofits use measurement to learn what works best. Delete the scoop?
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The November Social Velocity webinar, Creating a Financing Plan, shows nonprofit leaders how to create a strategy to raise enough money to reach their goals. Delete the scoop?
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Performance assessment is an acknowledged necessity for nonprofits to operate effectively and attract capital. Delete the scoop?
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To keep up in a dramatically changing environment, nonprofits must change how they operate. Here are the building blocks your nonprofit needs in place to make change a reality. Delete the scoop?
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UnSectored recaps the SoCap2012 conference and reminds us not to get caught up in the hype around impact investing, rather focus on solutions. Delete the scoop?
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