Nonprofit Benchmarking Landscape

SocialEdge Online Discussion:

• Debra Natenshon, March 2008, Outcomes: The Common Language for an Efficient Nonprofit Marketplace
  http://www.socialedge.org/discussions/success-metrics/outcomes-measurement

 FSG Social Impact Advisors

• Mark Kramer, April 07 Monograph, From Insight to Action
  http://www.givingforum.org/s_forum/bin.asp?CID=5371&DID=11388&DOC=FILE.PDF

Slate.com

• Douglas K Smith, Fantasy Philanthropy Baseball: Compete for Capital!
  http://www.slate.com/id/2175962/ 

Chronicle of Philanthropy

• Online discussion, What Makes a Great Organization?  based on the book, Forces for Good: The Six Practices of High-Impact Nonprofits.
   
• IRS 990, new form online discussion 10/24/07
  http://philanthropy.com/live/2007/10/moore/   

GivingNet

• Carla Dearing, Web 2.0 overview webinar and recent article
  http://givingnet.net/newsarticle.cfm?articleid=10009348&ptsidebaroptid=0&returnto=index.cfm&returntoname=Home&siteid=9&pageid=626&sidepageid=618

Harry Hatry, Performance Measurement: Getting Results

• http://www.urban.org/publications/211405.html   

Webcast Katherine Fulton, President of the Monitor Institute, Center for Social Innovation, online conversations: 

•  http://cdn.conversationsnetwork.org/SI-SD.KatherineFulton.2007.03.20.mp3 

  Alliance Magazine

• David Bonbright, December Issue
  http://www.alliancemagazine.org/free/html/dec07e.html

Keystone

• Online Philanthropy Markets research study
  http://www.keystoneaccountability.org/node/159

Current Common Outcomes Project samples:

• Innovation Network and TCC Group are looking at common indicators for advocacy work.
  http://www.innonet.org/
  http://www.tccgrp.com/sections/nonp/index.php  
     
• Public/Private Ventures is spearheading a benchmarking effort for workforce development programs.
  http://www.ppv.org/index.asp
     
• Success Measures has a robust set of common metrics for community development work.
  http://www.successmeasures.org/SMDS/login.aspx
        

 Hewlett Foundation: