Wishing all our US readers a Happy Martin Luther King Day, here’s today’s SIB News:
5 New Year’s Resolutions About Nonprofit Measurement
Perry Yeatman – Philanthropy
As we enter 2015, we’re more excited than ever for what the New Year has in store for the social sector. And this is an opportune time for us all to look ahead and think about how to make the most of the year. Here are five resolutions we recommend to help us all have even greater impact in 2015:
Focus on Outcomes
Measure Impact
Appeal to Impact Investors
Benchmark performance
Join the ‘Big Data’ Movement
5 Policy Moves To Watch In 2015
Philanthropy
Future of the Charitable Deduction
If there’s big tax reform this year, Orrin Hatch, the Utah senator and Senate Finance Committee chairman, will be at the center of questions like whether the charitable deduction should be changed. He’s also sponsoring social-impact-bond legislation. “The politics are ripe on this bill,” says Sandra Swirski, executive director of the Alliance for Charitable Reform.
Emanuel Releases Education Platform
Adriana Cardona-Maguigad – The Gate News
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released his second-term education platform on Thursday Jan. 8, 2015…with SIBs part of his funding model.