Making “Customer-driven Philanthropy” Work
Engaging customers in corporate philanthropy has significant bottom-line potential, but even big brands have struggled with doing it well. Is there a future for consumer-driven philanthropy?
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Why Energy Philanthropy Is High-Impact Philanthropy
Energy is central to many causes that funders care about, but it is one of the most underappreciated issues in 21st-century philanthropy.
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Compassionate Careers: Making a Living by Making a Difference
Compassionate Careers explores a number of career paths that provide opportunities for service-focused passions to unite and empower a new movement.
Impact Investing in Global Health: Let’s Get Flexible
Investors should think creatively about how to meet the real needs of entrepreneurs who are creating market-based solutions to health problems in emerging economies.
The IRS’s Secret, Successful Low-Income Savings Program
Let’s build on—not try to fix—overwithholding.
A Healthy Dose of Skepticism
There is no scientific consensus on the safety of GMOs and no evidence that their commercialization has been beneficial to society as a whole; until there is, it is prudent to just say no.
Digital Fluency at the BOP
Mobile adoption at the base of the pyramid will bring massive development benefits, but we must seize the unique opportunity to drive pre-emptive positive digital behavior to help safeguard vulnerable communities.
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How to Build Better Bosses
Four steps organizations can take to strengthen their approach.
Time to Define What a “Hub” Really Is
Clarifying four core features that hub organizations are widely assumed to share can help us grasp their limits and possibilities as innovation intermediaries.