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HBS Working Knowledge September 15, 2008 Roger Thompson	The Coming Transformation of Social Enterprise Social enterprise as an entity is primarily in the business of creating social value, regardless of whether it's for-profit or nonprofit.
HBS Working Knowledge April 4, 2005 Manda Salls	Why Nonprofits Have a Board Problem Plenty of distinguished people serve on nonprofit boards, but for some reason these directors shrink from leadership, argues Harvard professor Richard Chait. In this Q&A, Chait discusses "Governance as Leadership," his new book on how boards can transform into powerful forces of leadership.
HBS Working Knowledge February 4, 2008 Sean Silverthorne	Putting Entrepreneurship in the Social Sector A new model for the social sector based on entrepreneurship would allow organizations to create more value with their limited resources and tap additional resources not directly under their control.
AFP eWire July 21, 2009	Nonprofits Proving Resilient Nonprofit organizations are proving themselves to be quite resilient during the current recession compared to previous times of significant economic stress.
Bank Technology News August 2006	Branches Take Center Stage: Invest or Fall Behind Branches are a top priority among chief executives who see them as the nucleus of their retail banking franchises. But not all chief executives have been as quick to rethink, retool and reinvigorate their branches as their more aggressive peers.
HBS Working Knowledge August 29, 2005 Manda Salls	How Organizations Create Social Value A recent study on the factors that contribute to successful high-performance social enterprises finds a connection between enterprises that link economic value with social value.
HBS Working Knowledge October 27, 2008 Sean Silverthorne	Achieving Excellence in Nonprofits Nonprofit boards and executives are confronted by a confusing landscape of conflicting demands, rapidly evolving rules, and changing opportunities for finding resources.
HBS Working Knowledge December 14, 2011 Julia Hanna	The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance Alnoor S. Ebrahim and philanthropist Mario Marino discuss the differences and similarities between performance measurement in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
Foundation News & Commentary Jul/Aug 2005 Hechinger & Bobowick	Governance Matters The 12 principles of governance share some common denominators and enable the board to operate at an exceptional level.
HBS Working Knowledge July 7, 2003 Mallory Stark	The Organizational Model for Open Source A surprising entity has emerged to protect the interests of open source software developers: the non-profit foundation. Harvard professor Siobhan O'Mahony discusses this emerging organizational model.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Kathleen P. Enright	Philanthropy's Greatest Asset Grantmakers' success depends on the performance of nonprofit leaders. Committed people are at the heart of every innovation and every bit of progress the nonprofit sector makes.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2005 Gerald R. Solomon	The New Conversation for Capacity Building Looking beyond institutionalized definitions can help the nonprofit sector reshape its approach to capacity building.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Nonprofit Sector is an Economic Force in Massachusetts The State's nonprofit sector generates about $50 billion in salaries, goods, services and expenditures for the state, according to a recent study.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2006 Gwen I. Walden	What are NPIOs and Why Can't Foundations Succeed Without Them? Nonprofit infrastructure organizations are the frontline capacity builders for grantees.
HBS Working Knowledge June 1, 2010	Sharpening Your Skills: Social Reporting The most difficult task for socially responsible companies is how to report the value of their work to a diverse group of stakeholders. Here's a starting place.
AFP eWire June 27, 2005	Boards Must Focus on More Than Just Compliance The result of the ongoing debate over nonprofit accountability has led to the perception among many boards of directors that compliance is their only responsibility, according to a new report.
Foundation News & Commentary May/Jun 2005 Wing et al.	Paying for Not Paying for Overhead Many nonprofits are sacrificing organizational infrastructure needs to tell foundations what they want to hear about overhead costs.
AFP eWire October 20, 2008	AFP Think Tank Addresses Leadership, Governance and Giving How do nonprofits convey to the public that they are accountable and diligent with funds?
Foundation News & Commentary Jan/Feb 2005 Lee Draper	Where the Money is: Tapping Overlooked Sources of Support for Nonprofits Where will the funding come from to enable nonprofits to serve more people? How can nonprofits find the capital to reorganize for greater efficiency and economies of scale or to invest in new ways to address growing social needs?
AFP eWire March 27, 2006	Nonprofit Executives Burning Out, Planning to Leave Jobs A survey of almost 2,000 nonprofit executives found that 75 percent are planning on leaving their jobs within five years, while another 10 percent are already in the process of switching job.
AFP eWire December 5, 2011	Many U.S. Charities Facing Increased Demand, Signs of Fiscal Stress Smaller charities saw disproportionate declines in funds raised and were more likely to report they are planning budget and services cuts in 2012.
AFP eWire May 5, 2006	Best Practices in Nonprofit Board Governance in Canada The first national study of Canadian nonprofit boards of directors provides an overview of current practices and identifies key strategies in creating a fully engaged board.
AFP eWire March 20, 2006	Five New Books in the AFP Fund Development Series Cause Marketing for Nonprofits: Partner for Purpose, Passion, and Profits by Jocelyne Daw... Nonprofit Essentials: Major Gifts by Julia Ingraham Walker... Nonprofit Essentials: Managing Technology by Jeannette Woodward... etc.
AFP eWire April 25, 2005	Youth Nonprofits Experience Significant Growing Pains According to a recent study, youth-serving nonprofits endure significant challenges when trying to grow their organizations.
Searcher February 2004 Hazel Cameron	The Nonprofit Phenomenon Internet resources for nonprofit organizations
Entrepreneur October 2005 Catherine Seda	Team Players Get more wins -- and more sales -- from your affiliate program by stacking your roster with internet-marketing pros.
BusinessWeek November 8, 2004	For Nonprofits, "It's a How Crisis" Professor and author Paul Light says the biggest problem is underinvestment in infrastructure, which leads to more inefficiency at nonprofits.
HBS Working Knowledge March 14, 2005 Manda Salls	The Tricky Business of Nonprofit Brands Coca-Cola, move over. Many of the world's best-known brands belong to nonprofits, but the brand management issues these organizations face can be quite different.
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Phil Britt	Don't Shutter the Branch Yet Despite all the attention given to online banking and self-service, for now, branches remain a strong component of banks' channel strategies, evidence suggests.
Foundation News & Commentary Sep/Oct 2004 Allison H. Fine	Blending the Bottom Line Nonprofits and grantmakers must meet each other halfway to move toward outcomes-focused approaches to collaboration.
CIO July 1, 2001 Christopher Hoenig	Don't Be a Stranger Whether you work for a private, public or nonprofit organization, you can learn a lot from your peers in other sectors. Future leaders will be judged on how well they can tap all three sectors to achieve organizational goals.
Search Engine Watch February 3, 2000	AltaVista Opens Affiliate Program, NOT Its Source Code AltaVista has launched a new program that allows affiliates to place search boxes on their sites and get paid 3 cents US per use.
AFP eWire January 8, 2014	Creating Successful Nonprofit Boards, Staff and Programs--Take a Cue from Successful For-Profit Businesses Borrowing from for-profit best practices, Keith Jennings explains how you can revamp your nonprofit board, staff and programs in 2014 for your most successful fundraising year ever.
AFP eWire August 4, 2014	Top Ten (Week of August 4, 2014): And the Best Subject Line Is... How to Turn Audience Emotion into Action... What to Look for When Hiring a New Fundraising Staff Replacement... One Hand Washes the Other: Making Connections for a Fee...
HBS Working Knowledge September 22, 2008 Sarah Jane Gilbert	The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies A new Harvard Business School working paper looks inside the communications "black box" of a large company to understand who talks to whom.
HBS Working Knowledge May 12, 2011 Sean Silverthorne	The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards Service on a nonprofit board can be a frustrating experience for executives grounded in a for-profit world.
Bank Systems & Technology November 1, 2006 Phil Britt	Study: Channel Preference Is Age-Dependent Though financial services customers as a whole prefer branch banking, there are clear differences in customers' channel preferences based on age, according to a recent American Bankers Association (Washington, D.C.) survey of 1,000 consumers.
AFP eWire November 15, 2011	Growing Philanthropy: Building Greater Trust in the Sector (Part 2 of 3) Trust and confidence in the nonprofit sector is paramount. We need to empower the public to have high expectations of charities, and ensure that each organization reports accurate and meaningful information.
Bank Systems & Technology October 8, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz	Northeast Bank Takes New Approach to Branching With dwindling transaction levels at the branch due to self service channels, Northeast Bank is revising its branch strategy.
Job Journal November 23, 2008 Shelly Cryer	A New Day in the Nonprofit Sector The dynamic, evolving, and rapidly expanding nonprofit sector offers abundant career opportunities -- and plenty of jobs providing a livable salary.
HBS Working Knowledge August 16, 2004 Manda Salls	Achieving Balance in Nonprofit Governance Nonprofits are facing increasingly complex regulatory and boardroom challenges, says Harvard University's Marion R. Fremont-Smith. Can organizations respond while maintaining their missions?
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AFP eWire January 22, 2013 Marc A. Pitman	Why Your Nonprofit Needs to Be On Google+ Today! Google+ has become the fastest-growing social media platform in history. More importantly for those of us in nonprofits, Google is using Google+ posts and interactions to influence normal Google web searches. The implications for this are huge!
HBS Working Knowledge June 14, 2010 Julia Hanna	The Hard Work of Measuring Social Impact Donors are placing nonprofits on the hot seat to measure social performance. Problem is, there is little agreement on what those metrics should be.
AFP eWire April 28, 2008	Building Trust With Print And Online Appeals Print or online appeals must do more than outline the needs for your organization; they must also make the case for organizational effectiveness.
HBS Working Knowledge March 22, 2004 Manda Salls	What Potential Donors Want to Hear from You Accountability and individual donors are becoming increasingly important in the world of fundraising, according to experts at a panel discussion.
HBS Working Knowledge February 23, 2004 Manda Salls	It's Back to Business-Basics for Nonprofits Moving from theory to practice: Former Harvard professor Jeff Bradach shares practical advice on how nonprofits can improve their strategy and produce measurable results for their cause and donors.
HBS Working Knowledge November 21, 2005 Sean Silverthorne	The Geography of Corporate Giving Why do companies support nonprofits and other socially responsible activities when there is no clear-cut evidence that corporate "do-gooding" results in greater returns for shareholders?