Posted on December 15, 2008 by David Vosburg
It is sad to think that it takes a recession for some social sector organizations to think seriously about their costs and decide to (a) go out of business or (b) merge with another organization. There are examples of social sector organizations consolidating back-office functions or merging before the financial crisis started, but they are [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2008 by David Vosburg
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 [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2008 by David Vosburg
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 [...]
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