Michael Smith, Director of the Social Innovation Fund, discusses how "tiered-evidence" evaluations can help funders increase the impact of their investments.
As Anne Williams-Isom begins her role as the new CE0 of the Harlem Children's Zone, funders such as the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, not only expect her to carry on the work of her predecessor Geoffrey Canada, but also to forge new directions.
[Edna McConnell Clark Foundation] Unless we invest more resources in our capacity to measure the performance and evaluate the impact of programs, how can funders and nonprofits be confident that they are making a real difference in people’s lives?
Since we first began talking to each other, telling stories has been a powerful way to capture attention, engage an audience, and motivate them to act. As we learn more about how our minds work, we’re also discovering that stories are intrinsic to...
Edna McConnell Clark Foundation President Nancy Roob shares with the Stanford Social Innovation Review how the foundation is aggregating funds to scale what works.
Bruce S. Trachtenberg, Executive Director of the Communications Network, has announced that he will be stepping down from his position as of December 31, 2013.