Your Brain on Drug Addicts
Recent neuroscience research confirms that people - and the brains they contain - view drug addicts as not quite human.
Global Issues - Articles
Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health (more)
Sound and Fury
Much public affairs lingo, such as "capacity," signifies nothing in particular. The nonprofit and public sectors have more than their share of this vocabulary. There are a handful of toxic words and phrases that have a way of polluting any stream of consciousness, muddying the concepts and making it impossible to see what facts and arguments (if any) lie below the surface.
Podcast
Council on Foundations Annual Conference - Philanthropy and Nonprofit Acountability Practices
In the field of philanthropy, are foundations' grantmaking and reporting processes aligned with nonprofits' strategies? In this panel discussion exploring data from a Center for Social Innovation study on nonprofit accountability practices and the costs of conflicting demands, experts debate ways in which evaluation requirements may help or hinder mission delivery.
Review: Walking the Talk
Corporate social responsibility can pay big dividends.
Review: A New Green Order?
The World Bank's Global Environment Facility may be undermined by bureaucracy.
Review: A Company of Citizens
The answers to a motivated workforce may lie in ancient Greece.
Review: Despite Good Intentions
International development aid should be dissolved, argues Dichter.
Secret Agents
Find out why Method home products keep their eco-friendliness under very attractive wraps.
Review
The New Economy of Nature
The authors describe a new approach to environmental conservation that takes market realities into account, rather than relying on philanthropy and altruism.
15 Minutes with Kevin Johnson
SSIR Academic Editor Jim Phills sat down with former NBA superstar Kevin Johnson to discuss how he's revitalizing his old inner-city neighborhood.