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Tropman Reports
The Tropman Reports encourage innovative thinking, leadership dialogue, and strategic management for the nonprofit sector. From 2002 to 2008 and 2012, The Forbes Funds published a series of articles on the nonprofit sector entitled The Tropman Reports, named in honor of our founder, Elmer J. Tropman. At the end of each year, all written reports were compiled together in one collection. Approximately twenty-four (24) articles were published via The Tropman Reports and are accessible below.
“Nonprofit “Capacity-Building Orientation”: The Role of Learning in Building Nonprofit Performance”
Oct 14, 2005 | Capacity Building, Tropman Reports
An examination of Pittsburgh’s capacity-building industry to determine the characteristics of effective initiatives
“High Performance In Nonprofit Organizations in the Greater Pittsburgh Area”
Oct 22, 2004 | Benchmarking & Best Practices, Tropman Reports
An exploration of governance, management, and organizational practices of local nonprofits that are considered exceptional in comparison to Standards of Excellence codes
“Assessing Social Return on Investment for Social Enterprises in the Pittsburgh Region”
Oct 21, 2004 | Innovation, Tropman Reports
Building Social Enterprise in the Pittsburg Region
“Do They See What I See? Public Opinion and the Human Services Sector”
Oct 8, 2004 | Human Services, Sector Trends, Tropman Reports
Public Opinion and the Human Services Sector
2003 Tropman Reports: Applied Research about the Pittsburgh’s Nonprofit Sector
Dec 23, 2003 | Tropman Reports
Tropman Report Applied Research about the Pittsburgh’s Nonprofit Sector
2004 Tropman Reports: Applied Research about the Pittsburg Region’s Nonprofit Sector
Dec 23, 2003 | Tropman Reports
Tropman Report Applied Research for Pittsburg Region’s Nonprofit Sector
DIVERSITY WITHIN AND AMONG NONPROFIT BOARDS IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
Oct 28, 2003 | Governance/Boards, Tropman Reports
Diversity Within and Among Nonprofit Boards in Allegheny County
“THE PRECARIOUS BILLION DOLLAR SECTOR: Nonprofit Human Services in the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area”
Oct 23, 2003 | Human Services, Tropman Reports
An analysis of the financial health of nonprofits in the Pittsburgh Region
“THE CHALLENGE OF NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP: A Comparative Study of Nonprofit Executives in the Pittsburgh Region”
Oct 23, 2003 | Leadership, Management, Sector Trends, Tropman Reports
Comparative Study of Nonprofit Executives in the Pittsburgh Region
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