Why an MBA?

(in response to this post at Philantopic)
I am a current MBA student whose life’s vocation is to be a nonprofit management leader. Let me contribute my perspective:
The real issue here is not whether MBAs are the silver bullet your organization has been looking for (they’re not). Rather, the issue is whether an MBA program develops [...]

Impact Generates Funding

A follow up to the question posed by Andrea on Tactical Philanthropy:
“Does moving to a model that emphasizes community impact increase funding?”
The answer at United Way of America is YES!
United Way of America has been leading a charge for the roughly 1300 United Ways in the US to move from a community chest business model [...]

The Real Community Impact Discussion

In response to this post at Tactical Philanthropy
Comparing a ‘moment’ at a wedding to changing peoples lives is an apples to oranges comparison. This argument does not hold water.
For a ‘low hanging fruit’ example, look at measuring the impact of an organization whose mission it is to combat chronic homelessness. Either a person is chronically [...]