Economic Development
Imagine Trying to Get a Loan Without a Financial Identity
InVenture enables people in India and Kenya to send their financial data via SMS and get a simple financial overview of their monetary lives.
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Measuring Social Impact
Social Sector Measurement: Down but Not Out
Recently released studies confirm that few nonprofits possess the capacity to measure for continuous improvement, but new initiatives launched in 2012 provide hope.
Individual Giving
Upending the Power Structure of Giving
The issues and effects of “diverse donors” are no longer marginal, but a central part of the complex philanthropic and social sector in the US.
Measuring Social Impact
What’s My Money Doing Today?
Social economy enterprises must think like mutual funds.
Online Giving
Scrooge’s Revenge: More on Giving Tuesday
Pushing back against efforts that are likely to lead to disappointment, and three ways we might reframe the initiative.
Foundations
What Price Democracy?
A slippery slope: from good-willed private philanthropy in support of public goals to a system in which private goals predominate.
Nonprofit Management
Demystifying Scaling: Part 4
A five-part series on developing a common framework for nonprofits to scale for impact.
Environment
Tsunami Revisited: Stories and Recovery for Today
A review of the upcoming film “The Impossible” through the eyes of a disaster recovery philanthropist.
Technology & Design
Ten Technology Trends to Watch in 2013
Ten things nonprofits should consider as they develop their technology strategy in the new year.
Individual Giving
Giving Black
A study from Liberty Hill Foundation provides insights into building philanthropy in African American communities.