At the Social Impact Exchange Conference: Taking Innovation to Scale, the panel discussion on Impact Investing (investing for both a financial and a social return) brought to light two interesting problems:

Financing Options Needed for Nonprofit Scaling

by Guest Blogger on Jul 1, 2010 - 7:18am

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By Yves Salama, CEO of Charity Matrix

Going to Scale: the Next Frontier

by Geri Stengel on Jun 17, 2010 - 2:17pm

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Nonprofits need to grow because social problems come in large numbers, says Gordon Berlin of MDRC. Now that's the truth!

But nonprofits are just beginning to learn how to grow, and their partners – funders – are changing the rules.

Another truth.

Don't Grow Just to Get Bigger, Grow to Get Better

by Geri Stengel on Jun 17, 2010 - 10:44am

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Growth capital is a great thing, but don't go after it unless getting bigger will also mean getting better. That was my takeaway from the "Readiness to Scale."

Conference Starts With Reality Check: We Need Growth Capital System

by Geri Stengel on Jun 17, 2010 - 9:27am

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Nonprofits spend too much money to raise money, according to Robert Steel, chairman of The Aspen Institute. It costs nonprofits 3 to 4 times as much to raise money than it costs for-profits. Steel, who advocates a pragmatic approach to problem-solving, was the keynote speaker of the Social Impact Exchange Conference on Scaling.

Nonprofit Funding Standards Undermine Nonprofits

by Geri Stengel on Oct 20, 2009 - 2:13pm

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Why do nonprofit leaders and funders alike continue to shortchange nonprofit organizations? That's the question The Bridgespan Group asked, and answered, in its new report, The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle.

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