Gaming for Infrastructure
Online games can help prepare public-private partnerships to succeed.
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Small Business Today, Social Enterprise Tomorrow
Communities and the social sector both stand to gain when nonprofits acquire existing for-profits.
Can Business Elites Save the “Africa Rising” Narrative?
Four strategies in particular may help Africa’s wealthiest businesspeople effect social change and drive economic growth.
Beyond Command-and-Control Campaigns
Many see distributed, directed-network campaigning as the unique domain of small advocacy groups, but the approach has generated impressive results for established organizations as well.
Is Your Nonprofit Built for Sustained Innovation?
Six useful starting points for nonprofits that want to build their capacity to continuously innovate.
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Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Silicon Valley for Social Good
Steve Schwartz of Upaya Social Ventures, Meg Garlinghouse of LinkedIn for Good, and Corey Marshall and Splunk4Good look at real-life examples of Silicon Valley companies that are helping social sector organizations use data more effectively.
Building a Financially Sustainable Social Enterprise in Emerging Markets
Six lessons on achieving financial independence in a resource-constrained era.
The Next Sustainability Frontier: Gender Equity as a Business Imperative
Corporate environmental sustainability initiatives can provide a roadmap for companies seeking to empower women.
How Nonprofits Can Drive Healthy Growth Using SROI
Social return on investment is an underutilized yet surprisingly flexible tool for making strong resource allocation decisions that maximize nonprofit impact.
Two Paths to Supporting Grassroots Innovation
An innovation experiment in Indonesia yields insights on how international development organizations can effectively foster innovation within the communities they aim to help.