Bold Bets for Social Change
To lower the risk of big philanthropic bets, funders should start with smaller, bolder ones.
Solutions - Articles
The Collaboration Game: Solving the Puzzle of Nonprofit Partnership
Nonprofit collaboration is difficult; economics, game theory, and behavioral science offer lessons on how to do it well.
10 Things You Need to Build Clever Coalitions
How to make collaboration work in a world of complex systems and exponential change.
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The Fuzzy and the Techie: Why the Liberal Arts Will Rule the Digital World
A venture capitalist argues that the liberal arts are at the heart of the best technology.
Lessons from East Africa on Effective Community Organizing
How a revitalized sense of civic duty can go beyond resistance and make real progress.
Solving Big Social Problems by Thinking Small
Frugal, flexible, and inclusive “jugaad innovation” provides a compelling model for nonprofits looking for innovative solutions to significant problems.
Selecting the Right Growth Metrics: Fewer but Better
Nonprofits have near-limitless metrics they can measure, but the key to success is identifying, monitoring, and responding to the few that really matter.
The Moment for Participatory Democracy
Three civic engagement models that can help bring the voices of everyday citizens into public life.
Podcast
There Is No Geography to Intelligence and Passion
How can NGOs help communities manage their own growth?
Impact Investing in Victorian England? The Case of Model Dwellings Companies
What we can learn today from an early approach to improving social conditions through investment.