Social Innovations
Where’s Our Bubble?
Investment in the most promising ideas and the highest performing nonprofits lags well behind their true value.
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Philanthropy
Does Your Program Officer Actually Read Your Progress Report?
It sometimes seems that the nonprofit sector is being bureaucratized faster than it is becoming professionalized.
Policing the Police
The traditional approach among human rights groups in Nigeria had been accusatory: publicize injustices or sue the government. But in January 1998, on the eve of democracy, an NGO called the CLEEN foundation set out to reform law enforcement from within.
Podcast
The Climate of Capital Change - Social Entrepreneurship and the Environment
Environmental sustainability is an area ripe for social entrepreneurship. In this panel discussion at Stanford, industry experts discuss the challenges and opportunities for enterprising business minds in the area of climate change. They consider how new economies like China and India are tackling the problem, and whether entrepreneurs should lead with "impact" or "profitability" in pitching solution-oriented ideas to investors.
Philanthropy
The More They Give, the More They Love You
He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another.
Review
Review: The Foundation vs. Great Philanthropic Mistakes
Some books ought to be read as pairs. Joel L. Fleishman’s and Martin Morse Wooster’s recent offerings are such a duo, offering sometimes diametrically opposed perspectives on philanthropic successes and failures.
Podcast
The Climate of Capital Change - Social Entrepreneurship: Personal Pathways
In this panel discussion, social entrepreneurship is the common thread uniting a leader of a multibillion-dollar private equity fund, a dot-com carbon cowboy, and one of the original Schwab social entrepreneurs. All of them are harnessing business to build a better world. Paul Fletcher, Dan Whaley, and Nic Frances give their Stanford audience a glimpse into the personal side of being a social entrepreneur.
Elusive Blue Ribbons
Why winning foundations' special awards is difficult, and how it can be made easier.