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- March 13, 2013
- Blog Post
Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
"Measure impact" has become a mantra for creating social change. Claims about making a difference are no longer sufficient; evidence of how much difference you're making is now required. We should applaud this trend, because results are sometimes ambiguous and claims... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Performance Evaluation
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Let's Be Realistic About Measuring Impact." Harvard Business Review Blogs (March 13, 2013). http://blogs.hbr.org/hbsfaculty/2013/03/lets-be-realistic-about-measur.html.
- July 2013
- Supplement
ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 314-701, July 2013.
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
The Robin Hood Foundation (TN)
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Teaching Note for 310031. View Details
- May 2003
- Article
Institutional Preconditions to Collaboration: Indian Forest and Irrigation Policy in Historical Perspective
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Institutional Preconditions to Collaboration: Indian Forest and Irrigation Policy in Historical Perspective." Administration & Society 36, no. 2 (May 2003): 208–242.
- March 2005
- Article
Accountability Myopia: Losing Sight of Organizational Learning
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Accountability Myopia: Losing Sight of Organizational Learning." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 34, no. 1 (March 2005).
- Comment
Professional Practice: Nonprofit Agency Challenges
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Professional Practice: Nonprofit Agency Challenges." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 29, no. 3 (Summer 2010): 628–632. (Comment.)
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Accountability Myopia Can Impede NGO Learning and Mission
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
- March 2002
- Article
Information Struggles: The Role of Information in the Reproduction of NGO-Funder Relationships
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Information Struggles: The Role of Information in the Reproduction of NGO-Funder Relationships." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 31, no. 1 (March 2002): 85–113. (
Winner of Outstanding Article in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly presented by Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
.)- Article
Making Sense of Accountability: Conceptual Perspectives for Northern and Southern Nonprofits
By: Alnoor Ebrahim
Ebrahim, Alnoor. "Making Sense of Accountability: Conceptual Perspectives for Northern and Southern Nonprofits." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 14, no. 2 (Winter 2003): 191–212. (
Winner of Editors' Prize for Best Scholarly Paper in Nonprofit Management and Leadership presented by Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations
.)- 01 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 1
including suggestions for future research. The Many Faces of Nonprofit Accountability Authors:Alnoor Ebrahim Publication:Chap. 4 in The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. 3rd ed., edited View Details
- March 2014
- Teaching Note
The Millennium Challenge Corporation and Ghana
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Christine Snively
- November 1995
- Article
Energy Pricing and Groundwater Use
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and S. Mohanty
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and S. Mohanty. "Energy Pricing and Groundwater Use." Natural Resources Forum 19, no. 4 (November 1995): 321–330.
- June 2001
- Article
Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and L. Ortolano
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and L. Ortolano. "Learning Processes in Development Planning: A Theoretical Overview and Case Study." Journal of Planning Education and Research 20, no. 4 (June 2001): 448–463.
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
A Call for Participatory Decision Making: Discussion Paper on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement
By: S. Herz and Alnoor Ebrahim
Herz, S., and Alnoor Ebrahim. "A Call for Participatory Decision Making: Discussion Paper on World Bank-Civil Society Engagement." 2005.
- 2011
- Chapter
The World Bank and Democratic Accountability: The Role of Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
- Article
Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai
By: Ramya Ramanath and Alnoor Ebrahim
Relationships between nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and government agencies have been variously described in the nonprofit literature as cooperative, complementary, adversarial, confrontational, or even co-optive. But how do NGO-government relationships emerge... View Details
Keywords: Cooperative Ownership; Housing; Corporate Strategy; Business and Government Relations; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Nonprofit Organizations; Change Management; Business Strategy; Growth and Development; Non-Governmental Organizations; Accommodations Industry; Mumbai
Ramanath, Ramya, and Alnoor Ebrahim. "Strategies and Tactics in NGO-Government Relations: Insights from Slum Housing in Mumbai." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 21, no. 1 (Fall 2010): 21–42.
- 2007
- Working Paper
Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society
By: Alnoor Ebrahim and Steve Herz
Civil society actors have been pushing for greater accountability of the World Bank for at least three decades. This paper outlines the range of accountability mechanisms currently in place at the World Bank along four basic levels: (1) staff, (2) project, (3) policy,... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Community Relations; Social Enterprise; Motivation and Incentives
Ebrahim, Alnoor, and Steve Herz. "Accountability in Complex Organizations: World Bank Responses to Civil Society." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-027, October 2007.
- Article
How Does Accountability Affect Mission? The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees
By: Rachel Christensen and Alnoor Ebrahim
Christensen, Rachel, and Alnoor Ebrahim. "How Does Accountability Affect Mission? The Case of a Nonprofit Serving Immigrants and Refugees." Nonprofit Management & Leadership 17, no. 2 (Winter 2006).