The Nonprofit Practice of McKinsey & Company:“The Dynamic Board: Lessons from High-Performing Nonprofits” This report from the Nonprofit Practice of McKinsey & Company, VPP’s strategic partner and advisors to our board, explores the issue of board effectiveness through the eyes of the nonprofit field. The report summarizes the best practices identified through McKinsey’s interviews with the directors or board chairs of 32 highly-regarded nonprofits. The report also provides a valuable self-assessment tool for nonprofits.
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Community Wealth Ventures: Powering Social Change: Lessons on Community Wealth Generation for Nonprofit Sustainability

National Committee for Responisive Philanthropy (NCRP): The Core of the Matter: NCRP's First Convening on the Need to Increase Nonprofit Core Operating Support

Kendall Guthrie, Alan Preston, and Lucy Bernholtz: Transforming Philanthropic Transactions: An Evaluation of the First Five Years at Social Venture Partners Seattle. Read an executive summary.

Christine W. Letts and William P. Ryan: High Engagement Philanthropy: Filling the Performance Gap. Stanford Social Innovation Review. Read an excerpt.
This article was excerpted from the Stanford Social Innovation Review, a quarterly publication covering nonprofit management, philanthropy, and corporate social responsibility. For subscription information, please visit the SSIR website, email info@ssireview.com, or call (650)725-5399.

Jed Emerson: Total Foundation Asset Management: Exploring Elements of Engagement Within Philanthropic Practice. Presented to the Philanthropic Investing: Maximizing Social & Economic Value seminar, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Palo Alto CA.

Jed Emerson and Paul Carttar: Money Matters: The Structure, Operations and Challenges of Nonprofit Funding. The Bridgespan Group.
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Edward Skloot: Is Distinguished Philanthropy Still Possible? Presented to the Annual Conference of the Minnesota Council on Foundations, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Jon Gertner: A New World Order: Jed Emerson's Capitalist Utopia. Can Social Value Reward Investors, Companies? CNNMoney.com.

Joel Fleishman: Accountability: To Whom and for What Purposes. Presented to the Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Bill Bradley and Paul J. Jansen: Faster Charity.
The McKinsey Quarterly.
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Paul J. Jansen and David M. Katz: For Nonprofits, Time is Money. The McKinsey Quarterly.
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Edward Skloot: Slot Machines, Boat-Building, and the Future of Philanthropy. Presented to the Waldemar A. Nielsen Issues in Philanthropy Seminar, Georgetown University, Washington, DC.

Kim Alter, Paul Shoemaker, Melinda Tuan, and Jed Emerson: When is it Time to Say Goodbye? Exit Strategies and Venture Philanthropy Funds.
Virtue Ventures, Social Venture Partners, and The Roberts Foundation.

Tony Proscio: Bad Words for Good. The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, 2001. Also check out the foundation’s other jargon files.

Michael A. Bailin: Work in Progress. Annual Report of the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation.

Lisbeth B. Schorr: It's Time to Start Connecting the Dots. Presented to the Wanted: Solutions for America National Meeting, Washington, DC.
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Melinda Tuan and Jed Emerson: REDF: A Case Study on Venture Philanthropy. The Roberts Enterprise Development Fund.