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"Scaling Up" in a Time of Scarcity: Some Experiences, Observations, and Caveats (Part III)

Submitted by Gara LaMarche on July 1, 2011 - 12:50pm

This is Part III of a speech delivered by Gara LaMarche before participants at the second annual Conference on Scaling Impact, hosted by the Social Impact Exchange. You can read Part I here and Part II here. A PDF of the full speech is available here.

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"Scaling Up" in a Time of Scarcity: Some Experiences, Observations, and Caveats (Part II)

Submitted by Gara LaMarche on June 30, 2011 - 1:24pm

This is Part II of a speech delivered by Gara LaMarche before participants at the second annual Conference on Scaling Impact, hosted by the Social Impact Exchange. You can read Part I here.

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Why "Social Capital Markets" Could Be a Really Bad Idea

Submitted by Michael Edwards on January 26, 2010 - 10:41am

A common assumption of the "new philanthropy" is that "social capital markets" will separate effective from ineffective organizations by forcing nonprofits to compete with each

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Improving Census Data

Submitted by Ellen S. Alberding on October 22, 2009 - 8:03am

Participation in the 2010 census is a huge opportunity to shape the distribution of roughly $400 billion a year in federal funds to state and local governments. Census data guide government de

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The Problem of Youth Violence

Submitted by Ellen S. Alberding on October 21, 2009 - 8:21am

Chicago gets lots of attention these days, both good and bad. It’s a beautiful, wonderful, complicated, and diverse city, with great assets but many challenges.

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