Philanthropy & Funding
Parrying Philanthropy’s Critics
Beth Breeze’s In Defence of Philanthropy offers a passionate rebuttal to criticisms of giving that have dominated public discourse.
Understanding why people behave unselfishly
Beth Breeze’s In Defence of Philanthropy offers a passionate rebuttal to criticisms of giving that have dominated public discourse.
Economists have obsessed over the question of negative externalities, but market arrangements can also generate positive externalities. We should consider how to harness them for public good.
An excerpt from Delusional Altruism explains how philanthropists are often fooled by their own efforts.
People who have moved tend to be more inclined to donate to non-local causes.
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.
Corporate America has never been more committed to volunteering, but connecting the talent of the private sector with the needs of the social sector—at scale—can’t happen without a network to bring them together. Here is how an unlikely coalition of CSR leaders is opening up closed platforms to create better cross-sector solutions.
As both a symbol and a tool, the umbrellas used by Hong Kong protesters serve as a cunning accomplice in their fight to sustain democracy.
At a time when division seems like the only thing we all have in common, two “relational activists” describe how building person-to-person connections can keep us from being paralyzed by recalcitrant and complex social problems.
Kiva’s new strategy extends far beyond the organization’s original mission and legacy as a crowdfunding platform for microfinance. Can it succeed and still retain its original spirit? A Case Study from the Fall 2019 issue.
Programs like Teach for America can help participants take on the perspectives of those they seek to help.