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FeaturedGrowing Smarter: Achieving Sustainability in Emerging Community FoundationsEva Nico, Rebecca Graves, Tracy Foster, Fay Hanleybrown Toward a New Approach to Product Development Partnership (PDP) Performance MeasurementMajor corporations, philanthropic organizations, governments, and social sector organizations have joined forces to develop health products for neglected diseases. At the center of these multi-sector collaborations are innovative organizations, known as product development partnerships (PDPs). With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, FSG completed a comprehensive review of the state of performance measurement among PDPs and developed a working paper to establish a common approach to performance measurement among PDPs and donors. From Insight to Action: New Directions in Foundation EvaluationMark Kramer, Rebecca Graves, Jason Hirschhorn, and Leigh Fiske After a year of research and nearly 100 interviews with foundation leaders and evaluation experts, FSG has released a report that identifies a fundamental transition in the way foundations use evaluation. The study was funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, and conducted in collaboration with the Forum of Regional Associations of Grantmakers. Download PDF of the report » Measuring Innovation - Evaluation in the Field of Social EntrepreneurshipMark Kramer The Nestlé Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility as Implemented in Latin America Mark Kramer, Marc Pfitzer and Karin Jestin The Evaluation Matrix Mark Kramer Benchmarking Philanthropy John Kania The Foundation Performance Dashboard - Vital Statistics for Social Impact Mark Kramer and John Kania When Success is Only an Intermediate Goal Kyle Peterson, Laura Loker and Matthew Clark The Evaluation of Capacity Building Grants - Key Learnings for a Successful Program Rebecca Graves and Henry Culbreath Allocating Resources in a Time of Scarcity Mark Kramer and John Kania From Insight to Action: New Directions in EvaluationResearch Synopsis for Social Sector Funders Mark Kramer and Marc Pfitzer This is the European edition of our report highlighting the emerging approaches to evaluation that increase the effectiveness of social sector funders: foundations, corporate donors, government funded initiatives and their beneficiaries. Download PDF »
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