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Mario Marino continues his series on "managing to outcomes" and argues that we need to make outcome measurement desirable to and feasible for nonprofits rather than simply trying to convince them it is the "right thing to do."
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Bill Gates does a rare interview with the Chronicle of Philanthropy to talk about the Giving Pledge and notes "I do think increasing the visibility of philanthropy… has a positive effect."
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Marcia Stepanek examines the "neuroscience of change" or how do get people to want to "do good".
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Donors and funders have notoriously short attention spans. Remember Haiti? The advice from all corners at the time of the quake was for donors to support Haiti's long term rebuilding, not just disaster relief. This post from Joanne Fritz provides links to a number of excellent articles checking in on the six month anniversary of the quake.
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ABOUT SEAN STANNARD-STOCKTON
Sean Stannard-Stockton is the president and chief investment officer of Ensemble Capital Management, located in Burlingame, CA, midway between San Francisco and Silicon Valley. From 2006 through 2012, Sean authored the Tactical Philanthropy blog and wrote regular philanthropy columns for both the Financial Times and the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In 2012, Sean officially ended the blog to focus on growing Ensemble Capital.
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