Last week, BoardSource, together with our colleagues at GuideStar, BBB Wise Giving Alliance, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals released a new recommended framework for measuring fundraising effectiveness.
For funders concerned about effective philanthropy and strong nonprofits, this framework is about much more than the measures it outlines. It is a response to an ongoing debate about fundraising practices within the social sector; one in which nuance and balance is often missing, and commentary typically falls neatly into one of the two following categories:
Guest post by Anne Wallestad, Center for Effective Philanthropy