How to Help a Social Startup Thrive
Five rules of the road from a seed-stage investor in financial technology for the underserved.
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To Base US Policy on Evidence, We Need to be Able to Say the Word
The Trump administration wants to ban terms like “evidence-based” from government reporting. But if policymakers can’t make budget and policy decisions based on evidence, what, exactly, is supposed to guide them?
The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same
Successful nonprofit leaders already have the right stuff to help their organizations thrive during the likely “new normal” of US federal budget cuts.
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Leading Through Turbulent Times
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt’s tenure at the organization has coincided with the 2016 US election, a rise in hate crimes and hate groups, and an increase in cyber-hate.
To Change the System, Look Outside the System
Emerging organizations, even if they’re new and small, can help catalyze change in social services.
The Dignity Mind-Set for Scaling Social Change
How some Indian nonprofits are serving many by elevating the humanity of each constituent.
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Happy Accidents: The Transformative Power of ‘Yes, And’ at Work and in Life
What an improv comedy troupe's experience weathering the financial crisis can teach other organizations about resilience.
Holding Up the Sky: Achieving Women’s Empowerment Requires Working with Women and Men
Involving men in women’s economic development projects can lead to higher impact for women and changes in gender norms.
Paid in Full
How to reorient philanthropic investments for justice-oriented collective action and impact.
Podcast
Shifting Philanthropy to a Justice-Minded Approach
Brian Barnes and Dorian Burton, co-founders of TandemEd, discuss why philanthropy needs a new framework that grounds giving in “justice” rather than “charity.”