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The overhead myth and you

Ah, the pernicious overhead myth. Dan Pallotta’s TEDtalk continues to spur conversation and (even some action) about the way we evaluate effectiveness. Funders have for too long depended on simplistic measurements, largely how much money is spent on administrative costs, or overhead. This provides a measurement of sorts, and one that’s easy to arrive at. The […]

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