Book Category Doing Good Well?

The Charity Ecosystem

Chapter 20: The Charity Ecosystem

Cultural and structural issues have led the charity world to be less effective than what we might be used to in the commercial world. But the winds of change are blowing. The nonprofit sector is gradually and surely moving from…

Case Study

Chapter 19: Case Study

As the largest and most controversial charity in Singapore for several years, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is replete with examples of nonprofit paradigms, and why they work or do not. The NKF saga refers to a July 2005 scandal…

Nonprofit Qwerties

Chapter 18: Nonprofit Qwerties

Taking its name from the alphabet layout on the keyboard, the “Qwerty” effect has come to be used in the business world to describe the practice of continuing with outdated and sub-optimal, but perhaps “good enough,” methods. The reason for…

The Rich / Poor Divide

Chapter 17: The Rich / Poor Divide

In our capitalist world, the rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Charity is meant to redress this uneven balance between rich and poor. Unfortunately, the gravitational forces that favor the well-off continue to do so in the charity world.…