CSO-funder relations
Feb 20, 2023
Supporting Turkish CSOs in Quake Response and Beyond
Turkish grassroots organizations need public reforms and philanthropic support to succeed in the aftermath of the quake—and beyond.
Dec 22, 2022
Due Diligence of CSOs Needs Reimagining, Digitalizing
Due diligence can be an obstacle or a tool for change. Too often it means frustration and waste for funders and grantees alike. Tech Soup suggests influential funders should unite to create, digitalize and rely on a uniform standard of due diligence.
Dec 04, 2022
More People Donating to CSOs, Helping Strangers and Volunteering
Looking for encouragement? The 2022 World Giving Index by the Charities Aid Foundation shows that despite the pandemic and its economic impacts, more people are helping strangers, volunteering and (reportedly) donating to CSOs.
Nov 17, 2022
What Would Beneficiary-Centered CSO Management Look Like?
Traditionally, grants to CSOs focus on beneficiaries as recipients rather than participants. But this is changing. CSOs are starting to integrate beneficiaries’ experience into their management for more meaningful social impact. Lehn M. Benjamin describes what moving from an evidence-based to a relationship-based model might look like.
Nov 14, 2022
CSOs' Organizational Health as Important as Programming
We agree with Humentum: the mission-driven nature of nonprofit work is partly why CSOs tend to prioritize programming over organizational health. Read more about the need for "overhead reform" in our summary of Humentum's insightful report.