Innovating Philanthropy
A new generation of wealth is making a difference using powerful technology, inventing new financial models to better leverage capital, and rigorously focusing on getting proven results.
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Valuing Social Impact Expertise in Impact Investing
The expertise and wisdom of social impact professionals is not as important to financiers as it should be.
Equity Along the Paths to and Through College
How a New York community center is training college advisors, school counselors, volunteers, and members of community-based organizations to provide high-quality college advising.
Open Source Software Is Philanthropy
When properly supported, open source software can spark innovation, accelerate social good, and ultimately help change the world.
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Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
Not every nonprofit organization can do everything well. That’s one reason why every nonprofit must work relentlessly to achieve and retain its strategic focus—a commitment to doing what it does best.
What Electric Cars Teach Us About Access to Medicines
Whether it’s electric vehicles or medicines, achieving the same or better at a lower cost is more realistic than we think.
Using Data to Accelerate the Impact of Early-stage Investments
Why having enough money and data is the difference between success and failure for early-stage organizations.
Understanding ‘Equal Pay’ and How to Achieve It
Three common ways the pay gap is measured, what leading companies are doing about it, and the best strategies to consider today.
Setting Young People on a Path to Lifelong Success
Activating the entrepreneurial mindset in young people is critical to their future success and breaking down structural inequities in communities.
Growing Urban Agriculture
To feed the world’s growing population, we must do more to promote the success of urban farms through better tracking, financial incentives, land use, and support systems.