Social entrepreneurship requires conscious leadership, says Whole Foods CEO John Mackey in this University podcast. Delivering a talk sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Mackey issues a clarion call for nothing less than "conscious capitalism," arguing that business can indeed serve more than the almighty dollar. He discusses his own company's challenges in the social enterprise arena.
A new resource for measuring where the greatest need exists offers nonprofits and social entrepreneurs an idea of where to focus their collective goals.
A new report on corporate philanthropy stresses the need for new reporting metrics among companies in order to make their full impact and value known.
The philanthropic landscape continues to shift as donors are switching their alliances to for-profit causes.
Improving the lives of disadvantaged populations requires proven theories of change.
Some school reformers advocate starting over, while others want to keep the same students and site. Both approaches are useful.
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Patient optimists have lowered their expectations of any particular program or intervention, but not their belief in a better world over the long term.
A new database resource offers nonprofit leaders the chance to search and explore successful collaboration strategies already being used in the field.
Recent TED Prize winner, chef Jamie Oliver, has a goal to change the way Americans look at food and fight the growing trend of childhood obesity.
