Tears for Tech
Response to the fact that a majority of surveyed funders devoted 10 percent or less to tech-related grants and activities.
New ways to measure and evaluate the impact an organization’s work has on society (more)
Response to the fact that a majority of surveyed funders devoted 10 percent or less to tech-related grants and activities.
Without a healthy civil society it becomes difficult if not impossible to solve other, more readily apparent problems.
What are the most important signs of progress in social capital markets in the last 10 years?
The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems by Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, & Monique Sternin
People are more likely to use products that they pay for, but when it comes to malaria-preventing bed nets in Africa, the opposite holds true.
Philanthropedia cofounder Deyan Vitanov wants to make it easier for donors to see the impact of the organizations they fund.
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
The philanthropic community might access the “constituent’s voice” through user reviews of nonprofit organizations written by clients, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
A look at what’s promising and fresh about the Social Innovation Fund.
How to make a cultural shift that leads better outcomes.