Applying Design Thinking to Healthcare
CEO Joel Sadler about the company’s initial product,an artificial knee joint that is dramatically changing the lives of amputees in developing countries
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If You Need Something, Just Ask
Practical solutions to problems such as how to ask people for help, how to motivate people to ask for help, and what to do after people have refused to help.
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Name Your Price
Identity-related purchasing decisions are illuminated by Leif Nelson who shows how cause-related marketing intersects with pay-what-you-want pricing.
Early Thoughts About Jumo
Some early impressions of Jumo, a much-heralded social networking site for stimulating, coordinating, and occasionally funding social change.
Micro-Savings: Are We There Yet?
Micro-savings have been described as the “Next Big Thing” in the global development agenda. But we are not there yet, particularly with regards to young people living in poverty.
Nonprofit Turnaround
My new book, "Nonprofit Turnaround: A Guide for Nonprofit Leaders, Consultants and Funders," delves into questions of the state of nonprofits today.
A Different Kind of Philanthropy
The Mulago Foundation is practicing a form of philanthropy that is desperately needed. It is a fundamental departure from the conventional wisdom of what good philanthropy is suppose to be about.
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Firm Stereotypes Matter
Marketing professor Jennifer Aaker shows how stereotypes can be reframed to influence consumer behavior for nonprofits.
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Philanthropy Can Be Good for You
Money doesn't make you happy, but giving it away does
Sunny Days for Microfinance
I think the current moment is the beginning of the golden years for microfinance.