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2012 Excellence in Mission-Driven Management Grant Finalists

Posted March 2, 2012 7:12 PM by Ted Jackson

As you know from our announcements, emails, and tweets, we are giving away a grant for a great mission-driven performance effort. Well, the applications came in, and we narrowed it down to the final 6. Below are the summaries of the finalist stories. All the applications were inspiring, so thank you everyone that applies. It gives us inspiration to continue to help mission-driven organizations.

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Leading Indicators and Outcome Oriented Philanthropy

Posted March 2, 2012 5:56 PM by Ted Jackson

Outcome-oriented philanthropy, the focus on achieving tangible strategic results as a result of philanthropic contributions, has become a dominant topic in the mission-driven arena. Outcomes, outcomes, outcomes..... This renewed focus on results is laudable. But we have to be careful not to focus on outcomes at the exclusion of all else.

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