Education
The End of ‘College for All’
American education should embrace apprenticeship programs to expand equality of opportunity for young people.
Tag: Training
Nonprofits & NGOs
SSIR Online, Fall 2024 Issue
A collection of standout pieces published online about scaling nonprofits, measuring the impact of training, and the challenge of impact investing.
Measurement & Evaluation
Measuring the Impact of Training the Trainers: Lessons From Pilots and Plastic Surgeons
How can organizations quantify the impact of the train-the-trainers model? A pioneering new study from a health-care nonprofit offers a template.
Philanthropy & Funding
Re-Embracing the Work of Fundraising
A professional fundraiser suggests five ways to reverse the decline in charitable giving.
Leadership
Rethinking Leadership Development Evaluation
How understanding the complexity and nuance of leadership in changing environments can help fuel system-level change.
Leadership
Honoring and Supporting Women of Color Leaders
The social sector must recognize the full humanity, gifts, and genius of women of color leaders and the vital role support programs play in their well-being.
sponsored
The Most Critical Ingredient in Leadership
What, above all else, drives leaders to direct or redirect their lives, to tackle seemingly intractable problems, and to stay true to their values in the face of enormous challenges?
Health
Tackling Systemic Racism in Maternity Care
A Brazilian health collaborative uses improvement science and the concept of “liberatory consciousness” to address racism in maternity care.
Business
How to Make the Most Out of Business Accelerator Programs for Development
Research on 23,000 ventures reveals factors that donors, managers, and entrepreneurs should consider as they choose to support, run, or use accelerators, the increasingly popular training programs that help businesses succeed.
Advocacy
Measuring Transformational Impact in Human Rights Advocacy
While traditional scientific methods are not well suited for assessing advocacy, evaluation is necessary for making informed decisions about what meaningful and realistic outcomes to seek from human rights advocacy.