Investing in Cross-Subsidy for Greater Impact
Investors need ways to gauge social impact and business health. Cross-subsidy models can help.
Big Picture - Articles
Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches (more)
Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy
By embracing a more-inclusive outreach approach, effective philanthropy advocates can attract more funders.
Connecting Big-Picture Theories with Community Experience
Blending practices and theory to improve health outcomes outside the clinical setting.
Can B Corps Be Even Better?
B Corps have an opportunity to dramatically increase their social and environmental performance by upgrading their internal management practices.
Are Nonprofits Getting in the Way of Social Change?
Solving major social problems is now possible, but not unless the organizations that have been most responsible for making a difference change significantly.
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.
Working with Story
How to use oral histories to capture the past and communicate in the future.
What Is Community Anyway?
Our understanding of community can help funders and evaluators identify, understand, and strengthen the communities they work with.
A Broader Definition of Business
Business education should include lessons from market-based approaches to international development goals in developing countries.
Net Positive: The Future of Sustainable Business
Business efforts must become more sustainable and responsible to turn the tide on social inequity and environmental decay. Net positive is a new standard that can help ensure a resilient and regenerative world.