Measuring Social Return on Investment Before You Invest
Using a social return on investment framework, organizations can estimate the future impact, cost, and scale of programs before they begin, and allocate resources for greater impact.
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The Price of Giving
A critique of the Gates Foundation doubles as a critique of the “philanthrocapitalism” model in general.
Making Better Use of Big Data
Data is a powerful tool for driving large-scale impact, but using it effectively and responsibly in government and beyond requires intentionality.
Sharing Data in Collective Impact Efforts
Three important lessons in overcoming the challenges of data sharing to make the whole more than the sum of its parts.
Turning Crisis into Opportunity
Four guiding principles for managing the refugee crisis.
Partnering With Women at the Grassroots Level
Initiatives to develop the economic potential of women are becoming a staple of corporate activity.
Government Contractors as Civil Society?
The Congressional hearings on Planned Parenthood illustrate that dependence of civil society organizations on government contracts compromises their autonomy, turns them into pawns in political fights, and erodes their legitimacy.
Lessons for Creating Better Global Health Programs
Efforts to bring promising health care interventions to resource-constrained regions of the world often falter because entrepreneurs underestimate the array of obstacles that loom in their path.
Coal: The Time to Divest Is Now
Coal is in decline, and it may well be terminal.
Islamic Finance and Social Responsibility
As the demand for business to connect with responsibility grows globally, Islamic financial and socially responsible markets have much to learn from one another.