Given current tax laws, $300 billion in charitable dollars can end up costing the U.S. Treasury $50 billion in lost income. Should taxable income exclude charitable contributions? In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Stanford political philosopher Rob Reich asks some tough questions, ultimately proposing a new way of looking at tax incentives to support the nonprofit sector.
The Global Investment Initiative is setting a standard for measuring both financial and social return on investments.
Female givers are making their impact as foundations scramble for donations
At its worst, program evaluation is a useless activity that generates lots of boring data and irrelevant conclusions. But at its best, argues Mark Kramer in a talk he gave at the 2008 Nonprofit Management Institute, it can be a strategic tool for the genuine improvement of a nonprofit. He offers exemplars of organizations that have used evaluation effectively to advance their missions.
Uhuru Capital Management manages a conventional fund of hedge funds, but with an attention to social values.
Texting emerges as a source of confirmation for drug legitimacy.
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Social innovation now has an official place in the White House.
The importance of finding dedicated project managers and the money to support them.
