The fall 2006 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review has much to offer those interested in donor behavior and the culture of giving. “A New Take on Tithing” reveals that if affluent Americans contributed at levels that match their income, charitable giving would increase by $100 billion a year. “Your Inner Philanthropist” explores the downsides of giving with your heart, and “It Takes a Stick” draws a strong correlation between a society’s generosity and how punitive it is.
By focusing so much attention on the social entrepreneur we fail to recognize the thousands of others who are crafting solutions to pressing problems.
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
Consumers say they want to buy green products but they don't always follow through. There are, however, strategies corporations can take to increase sales of sustainable goods.
Too often, individuals make decisions about how much money to donate to charitable causes on an ad hoc basis. As a result, many people give less money than they can actually afford.
Organic Exchange uses its global network to promote environmentally friendly fibers.
The San Francisco Recycling Center gussies up the globe with recycled paint.
How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.
The Rainforest Action Network launched a consumer boycott of several Mitsubishi companies, leading to significant changes in the way the firm and many of its partners do business.
What gets lost when donors follow their own hearts instead of recipients’ needs.
Socially responsible brands that merge with multinationals may be abandoning their principles
An HIV organization in Botswana provides lessons in cooperation.
Larger social service organizations may result in less innovation.
The most generous societies in the world are also the most punishing.
How donors should think about nonprofit efficiency.
Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
Organizational Success Through Deep Diversity and Gender Equality
California’s secretary of education tackles the nation’s largest school system.
