Hitting Reset on Outcomes
A new look into how the nonprofit sector can reset its approach to outcomes and management.
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Podcast
Audrey Seagraves - Fair Wage Guide Software and Social Enterprise
Audrey Seagraves has a passion for international development and social enterprise. In this audio interview with Stanford Center for Social Innovation correspondent Sheela Sethuraman, the director of programs at World of Good talks about the creation of Fair Wage Guide software, a free tool that tells the viewer how wages being paid to any artisan worldwide compare to international wage standards.
Podcast
John Mackey - Conscious Business and Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship requires conscious leadership, says Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in this University podcast. Delivering a talk sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Mackey issues a clarion call for nothing less than "conscious capitalism," arguing that business can indeed serve more than the almighty dollar. He discusses his own company's challenges in the social enterprise arena.
The Right Measures
A new resource for measuring where the greatest need exists offers nonprofits and social entrepreneurs an idea of where to focus their collective goals.
Corporate Giving Needs Better Metrics
A new report on corporate philanthropy stresses the need for new reporting metrics among companies in order to make their full impact and value known.
Donor, Dearest
The philanthropic landscape continues to shift as donors are switching their alliances to for-profit causes.
The Power of Theories of Change
Improving the lives of disadvantaged populations requires proven theories of change.
Which Fix?
Some school reformers advocate starting over, while others want to keep the same students and site. Both approaches are useful.
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Benjamin Jealous
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Patient Optimists
Patient optimists have lowered their expectations of any particular program or intervention, but not their belief in a better world over the long term.