Social Services
The Trouble With Heroes
New research shows workers labeled “heroes” become vulnerable to exploitation: “Heroization makes it difficult for the public to see workers as individuals with their own wants and needs.”
We need big bet philanthropy. We also need it to change.
New research shows workers labeled “heroes” become vulnerable to exploitation: “Heroization makes it difficult for the public to see workers as individuals with their own wants and needs.”
In a fragmented impact ecosystem, ed-tech needs collaboration to prioritize education over technology.
Leaders of several intermediary organizations share how they envision their role within the philanthropic landscape.
Microfinance relies on social networks for repayment, but those same networks can backfire during a financial crisis.
An excerpt from The Digital Double Bind on the digital revolution in the Global South
New research shows that Women’s March protests convinced local companies to select more female board members.
Imagine a nurse for every census tract of the United States. We must transform nursing education to make that vision a reality.
What looks like racial progress at many nonprofits can set up leaders of color to fail. Read one former executive director’s story and five lessons she learned.
An excerpt from Tell Me My Story on mission-driven workplace cultures that help people heal, serve, and grow
Investments in digital innovation have the potential to greatly expand access to education, but creating new, high-quality, low-cost, and scalable learning platforms requires broad collaboration.
Unrestricted grants produce powerful impacts, but we won’t see more of them until we address the hidden barriers.
An excerpt from Next Generation Evidence on building social impact through a broader and more inclusive definition of evidence
A new data-based initiative is helping businesses measure the racial equity of their workforce and take steps to improve it.
How recognizing trauma in ourselves, other people, and the systems around us can open up new pathways to solving social problems.
Because trust-based philanthropy shouldn’t mean blind faith.
Like so many organizations, our environmental nonprofit was rocked by internal conflict. What happened and what did we learn?
The pursuit of better outcomes for underserved communities, rather than the novelty of emerging technologies, should drive innovation in health care.
Design thinking has failed to deliver on its promise to solve the world’s thorniest social challenges. Adopting a critical design stance can help designers serve communities, rather than their own methodology.