Center for Theory of Change Blog

What we’re reading at the Center

What we’re reading at the Center

How did nonprofits change because of COVID-19?: Over the past three years, the nonprofit sector has undergone a profound change. A new study, spanning 2020 to 2023, examines the changes nonprofits made in response to COVID-19 and looks at the characteristics of the most adaptive nonprofits. 

Heléne Clark asked to join board at World Health Organization

Heléne Clark asked to join board at World Health Organization

We are pleased to announce that Heléne Clark, Founder and Director of both The Center for Theory of Change (C-ToC) and ActKnowledge, has been asked to join the expert/editorial board for the Evidence to Policy and Impact Unit in the Research for Health...

Center for Theory of Change Welcomes International Interns

Center for Theory of Change Welcomes International Interns

The Center was happy to welcome two excellent interns in late May and early June.  Anna Alpen and Philippa Drakenberg hail from Stockholm, Sweden; in their short time visiting New York, Anna and Philippa designed a newsletter format for us and constructed a working...

A return to building toward change in our post-pandemic era

A return to building toward change in our post-pandemic era

A possibly apocryphal anecdote about Albert Einstein: he received a letter from a student who said she dreamed of becoming a mathematician but worried she didn’t know enough and never would. In response, Einstein is rumored to have told her not to worry–he himself was...

New ERASMUS / EU project

New ERASMUS / EU project

The Erasmus Program of the European Commission has funded ActKnowledge to serve as the external evaluator of a two year program in five countries to reach artists in sparsely populated areas to find peer opportunities, jobs and an environment with enough cultural and...

The fourth annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum

The fourth annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum

The fourth annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum (SDTF), hosted by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, welcomed 100 representatives and experts of country governments, the United Nations system, policy think tanks and academic institutions...

ActKnowledge continues its work with Building Bright Futures

ActKnowledge continues its work with Building Bright Futures

ActKnowledge is working with Building Bright Futures, the Vermont Early Childhood Advisory Council and 501 (c) 3 statewide network, aligning local solutions of 12 regional Councils with policy at the state level in order to make improvements in access, quality, and...

Human Rights, Equality and Social Justice

Human Rights, Equality and Social Justice

ActKnowledge Senior Staff members Eoin Collins, David Colby and Director Heléne Clark led a 2 Day Workshop with U.N. Women from around the world as they establish their global mission. http://www.unwomen.org/en