Impact Sourcing: A Critical Path for Social Change
Responsible sourcing of products and services can strengthen and transform deprived social economies.
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Skills-Based Volunteering: The New Executive Training Ground
Young people are gaining cultural skills and insight through volunteering that will influence their decisions for decades to come.
The First Rule of Corporate Social Responsibility Is Not What You Think
What corporations do to society is far more important than what corporations can do for society.
Putting Shared Value into Practice
The idea of creating shared value is deeply compelling, but “the how” and best practices can be difficult to propagate.
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Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages
Empowerment Evaluation in the Digital Villages examines a Hewlett-Packard initiative designed to empower three communities by bridging "the digital divide."
Corporate Philanthropy Tackles the Digital Divide
HP’s $15 million, plus comprehensive community commitment and capacity building, provides us with a model of success for social change.
An Organizational Ethics Disaster
The New England Compounding Center meningitis case spotlights the tragic consequences of failed organizational ethics.
Entrepreneurial Solutions to Poverty
The executive director of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs makes the case for investing in small and growing businesses.
Impact Investing Grows Up
The impact investing field is maturing as leaders of social innovation reflect on their experiences and research.
Closing the Pioneer Gap
More money than ever is flowing into impact investing, yet many social entrepreneurs creating companies that serve the poor still find it difficult to raise capital.