Philanthropy & Funding
The Supply and Demand of Charitable Giving
The relationship between donors and nonprofits is built on a complex interplay of motivations, activities, and circumstances. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
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From Measurement to Success
Urban Institute’s work highlights the transformative potential of investing in data and tech.
Nonprofits & NGOs
The Varieties of Volunteer Experience
To understand the complexity of volunteering, researchers should focus on the social goods volunteers pursue and the functions they serve. A research article in the Summer 2020 issue.
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Technology Is Her Compass and Data Is Her Guide
Pencils of Promise CEO Tanya Ramos blazes new trails as an early adopter of digital tools.
Review
Business
Big Structural Change
Rebecca Henderson’s Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire outlines five ways we can reform capitalism to overcome climate change, inequality, and the collapse of democracy. A book review in the Summer 2020 issue.
Review
Measurement & Evaluation
Experimentation and Its Discontents
In The Power of Experiments, Michael Luca and Max H. Bazerman examine the growing reliance on the scientific method in shaping market and policy decisions. A book review in the Summer 2020 issue.
Leadership
Leading During and After a Crisis
Our mission is to find and publish articles by leading thinkers and doers that provide insight on important issues and challenges that social sector leaders must deal with continually. As it turns out, some of these eternal topics are essential now. The Editor's Note from the Summer 2020 issue.
Environment
Climate Refugees
Donors and volunteers alike understand that humans are not the only refugees from the growing climate crisis. The Last Look from the Summer 2020 issue.
Environment
A Social Movement for Conservation
Because government action will always be dependent on public support, leading conservation organizations must focus on building a constituency for nature.
Philanthropy & Funding
How Foundations Can Make Progress on Long-Term Social Change Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
Amid foundations' necessary and immediate responses to the COVID-19 crisis, there are unusual opportunities to advance their long-term goals of building more just and equitable societies.