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How (Not) to Scale a Nonprofit
Attempts to scale a successful, community-based nonprofit may have failed, but what the founder learned in the process is instructive for social entrepreneurs and philanthropists alike.
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Why the Social Sector Needs an Impact Registry
Wouldn’t it be great if you could simply report your program results and get them externally verified by a trusted third-party registry? It’s not as impossible as it sounds—in fact, we’re close.
Combatting the Psychology of Bias
How our brains undermine long-term thinking, and what social impact organizations can do about it.
Building an Ecosystem of Community-Led Public Health
COVID-19 vaccine efforts showed how successfully centering communities can overcome mistrust and access barriers.
Digital Service Development Needs an Ethical Pause
The ethical pause—a short period of reflection and inquiry about a project’s ethical implications and the team’s approach to the work—helps ensure teams ask the right questions and address issues of inequity and access in the services they develop.
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Advancing Climate Justice Priorities Over Profit-Led Research
Through intentional investments and informed divestments, investors, philanthropists, and foundations can support environmentally conscious, community-centered, and reparative approaches to economic and technological change.
How to Build More Resilient Networks
Social impact networks inevitably face moments of existential crisis. But networks can prepare for them by asking the right questions.
How Civil Society Saved the 2020 Census
A collaborative of foundations and nonprofits took action to mitigate the harms resulting from a series of unfortunate and nefarious events that jeopardized the accuracy of the latest census. Here’s how they did it—and how their lessons can now be used in service of the next decennial.
Cancer-Detecting Undergarments
A new cancer-detecting smart bra raises awareness about breast cancer and breast health in sub-Saharan Africa.
Franchising Entrepreneur Training
A social franchise offers business education and mentorship to help the world’s poorest workers maximize their earning potential.