Social Issues
Giving Communities a Role to Play in Health
When people have a real voice in the decisions affecting their lives and health, they thrive in ways beyond measure.
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Beware Blurring of Sectors
More than ever we are seeing a blurring of the lines between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors—but that is not always a good thing. An introduction to the summer 2015 issue.
Transformative Dance
A Brazilian organization uses ballet to help disadvantaged youth improve their lives.
Time for the Plural Sector
To create a healthy society the plural sector needs to take its rightful place alongside the private and public sectors.
The Promise of Lean Experimentation
By adopting a model from business, nonprofit organizations can launch, test, and implement new programs and services more efficiently. Includes magazine extras.
The Time Bank Solution
For decades, time banking has been a relatively small-scale movement. But signs are emerging that it may be an idea whose time has come.
The Wall Street Takeover of Nonprofit Boards
Financiers represent a growing percentage of board members at some of America’s most prestigious nonprofits, resulting in poorer governance.
Crisis Tech
Listening closely to users has enabled developers to create digital tools that support responses to the recent Ebola outbreak.