The Mouths of Gift Horses
Why nonprofits should court contributions that help both themselves and society.
Solutions - Articles
Review
Doing Good by Being Bad
MOVING POLITICS: Emotions and ACT UP’s Fight Against AIDS by Deborah B. Gould
Review
Lessons from an Organizer
CREATIVE COMMUNITY ORGANIZING: A Guide for Rabble-Rousers, Activists, and Quiet Lovers of Justice by Si Kahn
The Rise of Evidence-Based Grantmaking
We are in the midst of a revolution in philanthropy.
Danny Lopez: A Profile in Third Sector Grit
Engaging with and empowering students to live above the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Micro-multinationals Rising
Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.
Podcast
Garth Saloner - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
Garth Saloner, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the impact of the crisis on the GSB's curriculum and on business education more broadly.
Podcast
Jeffrey D. Sachs - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
The financial crisis started on Wall Street but continues to have a profound impact around the world. Among those affected are the poorest of the poor. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Joy Sun talks with Jeffrey Sachs, director of the Earth Institute and a professor at Columbia University, about how the financial crisis is shaping international relations and countries' paths toward economic development.
Shared Services Alliances: Part 1
Creating back office alliances—an interview with John Weiser, a principal with the nonprofit technical assistance organization Opportunities Exchange.
How Our Tools Define “Community”
Many of the tools in the social technology for social impact sector require us to operate a traditional hierarchy and distribution of responsibility, instead of distributing responsibility, and developing in an agile, organic way.