Tamara Schweitzer

Social Impact Exchange

socialimpactexchange.org — Lessons in Going to Scale is a newly-launched blog series featuring on-the-ground stories from nonprofit organizations at different points in their scaling trajectory. Hear from S&I 100 CEOs and nonprofit leaders in health, education, youth, and poverty alleviation about the strategies and challenges of developing a scaling model.

Your April Scaling Report is Here!

hosted-p0.vresp.com — Collaborations Are Helping Scale The Impact Of Effective Solutions It seems there's real truth in Aristotle's adage "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" - at least as far as some funders are concerned.

Governor Quinn Announces Illinois is Second State to Launch Social Impact Bond Program

enewspf.com — Grant from the Dunham Fund to Strengthen State's Social Innovation Efforts CHICAGO--(ENEWSPF)--April 9, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today announced that Illinois will be the second state in the nation to initiate a Social Impact Bond (SIB) program, an innovative and cutting edge way to address complex social problems by partnering with private investors, who will provide the up-front financial investment needed to bring effective programs up to scale.

Social Impact Exchange

socialimpactexchange.org — Last week, the Harvard Business Review blog network posted a relevant article by Paul Carttar, the former director of the Social Innovation Fund and partner with the Bridgespan Group, which raises the question: Why Don't the Best Nonprofits Grow ?

Measures of change

ft.com — Investors seeking a safe home for their money often turn to stock market indices such as the S&P 500 when conducting research. Now, philanthropists can turn to ­something similar. The Social Impact 100 index rates non-profit-making organisations

Introducing Your Monthly Scaling Report!

hosted-p0.vresp.com — to the first edition of the Scaling Report, your monthly resource for timely analysis and commentary on scaling social impact.