The Center for What Works

The Center for What Works
		guides philanthropy, nonprofits, and communities to higher results, moving the needle on social issues


A division of TRI, the think tank with muddy boots.

Newsroom

1.31.12 Be Inspired! Meet Takeema Parson, a Community Sparkplug for a Healthy North Carolina. Watch video and raise $1 to help.

1.10.12 Press Release: We are pleased to announce the sale of The Rensselaerville Institute campus and meeting center today to The Carey Center for Global Good.

12.12.11 Picture from Korea Beautiful Nonprofit Conference with John La Rocca.

Learning Spotlight

Communities
Sparkplugs Keep on Sparking: The Athens Photographic Project 3 Years Later. Three years ago, Nate Thomson led The Athens Photographic Project team as it participated... Read full article here.

Philanthropy
Result Map of Susan G. Komen Foundation North Carolina Triangle Affiliate What if we could express our strategy in a simple way that enabled both internal and external stakeholders to understand what we are about and how we define success from our efforts? Click here to view Result Map.

Nonprofits
Three Minute Quick Take with John La Rocca. Why is it critical for organizations to apply an outcome-based approach to their work? Name 3 things every organization can do to get started. Click here to view video.

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02.14.12 Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results in Atlanta, GA. Register here.

02.16.12 Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results in San Francisco, CA. Register here.

02.16.12 Outcomes Funding Workshop Sponsored by Freddic Mac Foundation in McLean, VA. Register here.

03.07.12 Outcome Thinking and Management: Shifting Focus from Activities to Results in Washington, DC. Register here.