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What constitutes good evidence?
Lovely interview, about what constitutes good evidence, which donors is this relevant to, doesn’t requiring evidence impede innovation or encourage donors to focus on short-term outcomes, etc. (Gets into English after about 2 minutes.) This is the Forbes article which I reference.
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Helping donors to give better
Maybe getting donors to give better is cheaper and easier than getting them to give more Many people look at getting people to give more. Giving Evidence and the Social Enterprise Initiative at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business have been looking … Continue reading
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Caroline Fiennes: best philanthropy advisor
Newsflash! Giving Evidence’s Caroline Fiennes has been nominated a ‘best philanthropy advisor’ by Spears Wealth Management magazine, here. The profile of Caroline (here) says: “Caroline Fiennes’ work in philanthropy focuses on making giving as effective as possible by basing it … Continue reading
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Listening to those we seek to help
This article first appeared in Third Sector. Unlike in business – where companies must heed their customers because they’re the sole source of funds – charities don’t normally get funds from beneficiaries and hence feel no financial pressure to listen … Continue reading
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Publishing the whole truth
This article first appeared in Third Sector. The C&A Foundation – linked to the department store that closed in the UK but is flourishing elsewhere – joins a small clutch of non-profits this month that publicise the lows as well … Continue reading
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Go see your MP
This article first published in Third Sector. Why is so little policy based on sound evidence? Many voluntary organisations, academics and others spend time producing research in order to influence the government. There are some successes – but much policy … Continue reading
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Don’t Die of Ignorance
This was first published by Third Sector, in Caroline Fiennes’ regular column. It sounds pretty good – a programme that aims to break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of low-income families through early childhood … Continue reading
Making charities’ research more findable and useful
Quite possibly, some NGO has discovered a great way to, say, prevent re-offending or improve literacy, but that nobody else knows about it so their genius innovation doesn’t spread. Surely this is unacceptable. Giving Evidence has been exploring whether this … Continue reading
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Giving Evidence’s mission and work
Many thanks to the Social Progress Imperative! More videos on our insights and approach are here.
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Assessing Funders’ Performance: Five Easy Tools
This article was first published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Measuring impact is so tough that many funders give up, but there are some insightful and actionable tools for funders that aren’t daunting. When I was a charity CEO, … Continue reading
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