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Research Friday: Social Impact Bonds: A New Tool for Scaling Impact

ASU Lodestar Center

This kind of phenomenon can be seen in a 2011 joint report from Social Finance, Inc. There has been some discussion about for-profit alternatives to the traditional nonprofit model, such as “B” (for benefit) and “L3C” (Low-profit Limited Liability Company) corporations, which combine low profits with a social mission.

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Great reads from around the web on June 6th

Amy Sample Ward

Salesforce had acquired collaboration tool company Stypi in May 2012, as well as social media monitoring platform Radian6 in March 2011." After all, building and maintaining a meaningful social media presence requires a significant investment of time — and it’s not always easy to measure the return on that investment.

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Tell the Packard Foundation’s Organizational Effectiveness Program How You Think They Should Do Their Work!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, as much as we can, we’ve tried to do this in public—sharing our thinking online in real time and asking grantees, colleagues, and the world at large for their feedback and advice. Assessment of 46 OE grants to networks awarded 2009-2011, conducted by Monitor Institute (2012).

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How I Vet My Cloud Vendors

Tech Soup

I'm currently developing an IT plan for a nonprofit in San Diego, and one of the sections I'm working on addresses migrating services to the cloud, evaluating options, and choosing vendors. SLAs are very important, so I always take the time to read them (see the link at the end of the blog for more information about SLAs).

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Tech Across Your Org: Program and Fundraising Innovation Sprung from an Internal Technology Project

NTEN

We knew we would ultimately be in 16 countries by the year 2020, which meant that tracking, monitoring, and evaluating projects would become more complicated by the day. There are skilled tradespeople in every country we serve, and local talent makes our model far more sustainable. (As Anybody could observe our progress, at any time.

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Community-Driven Social Impact: Presentation, Case Studies, and Workshop

Amy Sample Ward

Last week was the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference and not only did I have the pleasure of presenting a couple sessions, it was also my first NTC as a staffer, as I joined NTEN earlier this month. I had a really wonderful time, and the Community-Driven Social Impact session was terrific! The first step: Who’s your community?

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Memo from the Revolution: Six Things I've Learned from our Institutional Transformation

Museum 2.0

When I came to the museum in May of 2011, we were on the brink of closure financially. At the same time, our community relevance was limited. Over time, we are getting more attractive couches that reflect a unified design aesthetic. The couches didn''t match. They looked junky. There are unique advantages to every budget level.

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