Independent Sector Statistics
Click here to download The Harwood Institute’s 2009 Report “The Organization First Approach.” This is a sobering look at how Non-Profits, during difficult times, end up in a “heads-down” position, paralyzed from looking at the outside world and, with that, possible areas of opportunity and collaboration.
Click here to download The San Francisco Community Based Organizations Task Force Report (April 2009) — “Partnering with Nonprofits in Tough Times.” This document is one, among several, that addresses structural changes / recommendations in Non-Profit Structures. Curiously, in San Francisco County, California, about 46% of the Non-Profits have annual expenditures of less than $25,000.
Click here to download “Business of Change – A Resource Guide for Corporate-Nonprofit Collaboration.” Published in 2009, this Report outlines the reality of the Corporate world and the thoughts and dreams about these for-profit organizations making a difference in the Social Profit Sector.
Business of Change -- A Resource Guide for Corporate Non-Profit Collaboration
“Why Do Nonprofits Merge?” can be downloaded by clicking here. Drafted by three professors, and published in May 2007, on the Faculty at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
The Nonprofit Marketplace
From the 2008 “Bridging the Information Gap in Philanthropy” (click to download the PDF) Executive Summary: ”Each year, about $300 billion in philanthropic giving is distributed to more than one million nonprofit organizations in the United States. While these organizations address some of the most challenging issues of our time and provide essential services to those in need, there is no way to gauge if resources are going to the highest performers. Giving decisions often flow as much from the heart as from the head, and donors typically have limited information about social issues and how best to address them. This paper aims to increase our understanding of the information available today, and to identify opportunities to improve information transparency, access, quality, and utility.”
by Jacob Harold and Paul Brest, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
