Nonprofits are facing complex, unprecedented problems.
At the Nonprofit Science Institute, we equip you with evidence-based knowledge, strategies, and tools that empower you to grow your nonprofit’s impact.
Fund your mission, design effective programs, and create a thriving workplace by harnessing the power of scientific thinking.
Nonprofit Science:
Why Science
Nonprofit professionals and scientists have a lot more in common than one might think. Just as scientists rely on high quality data to support or negate their hypotheses, nonprofits should as well. Both fields require abstract thinking to develop novel solutions. Most importantly, they both strive to fix complex problems for the greater good.
Your purpose is to make a lasting difference for those you serve.
You want to have a greater impact, but your capacity is limited.
In an ever-changing world with growing complexity, it’s difficult to know whether you’re on the right track.
Pressure is mounting to prove the impact your organization has.
Science Can Help
Advancements in fields such as neurobiology, behavioral economics, cognitive, and social psychology hold the key to helping nonprofits demonstrate their impact and garner support.
The Nonprofit Science Institute helps nonprofits like yours go from intangible and ambiguous goals to quantifiable, measured impact.
We are leading the effort in bringing scientific thinking to the nonprofit field. Drawing from a wide range of disciplines, we help you measure, assess, and grow your impact. We apply a scientific rigor to study how nonprofits can make their vision statements reality – and we teach you to do the same.
Nonprofit Review
The Nonprofit Science Review is an interdisciplinary digital publication that presents evidence-based solutions to the multifaceted problems nonprofits encounter everyday.
How to Get Started
When nonprofits want insightful support grounded in research and backed by evidence, they trust The Nonprofit Science Institute. We help nonprofits in the following areas:
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When nonprofits want insightful support grounded in research and backed by evidence, they trust The Nonprofit Science Institute. We help nonprofits in the following areas:
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When nonprofits want insightful support grounded in research and backed by evidence, they trust The Nonprofit Science Institute. We help nonprofits in the following areas:
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When nonprofits want insightful support grounded in research and backed by evidence, they trust The Nonprofit Science Institute. We help nonprofits in the following areas:
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When Nonprofit Science Institute founder, Sheela N Mahajan, joined the nonprofit workforce she quickly recognized similarities between her new role and her years of scientific study. She noticed that her background in neurobiology and behavior helped when building relationships with donors. Sheela also relied on her public health background to design and evaluate programs.
As Sheela began consulting, she found that all the organizations she was working with were struggling with the same issues – distilling concrete data from abstract feedback, planning for the future in an uncertain environment, and convincing funders of the value of their work. And, she knew scientific thinking could help these struggling organizations.
Sheela coined the term ‘nonprofit science’ to describe the application of scientific knowledge, theories, and methodologies to the function and strategy of nonprofit organizations.
Would you like to learn more about how we cultivate a more just world by stimulating nonprofit growth and greater impact through science?
To learn more about us, connect with Sheela on LinkedIn or set up a complimentary consultation.
