Freedom of Choice
A lens for understanding business leaders' ability to act in alignment with their values.
Most Commented
Billionaires Can Build by Supporting Dedicated Changemakers
A response to SSIR’s Summer 2026 cover essay.
sponsored
Giving Can Be Simple (And During a Crisis, It Must Be)
When the village cannot wait, philanthropy must learn from community.
Right Ingredients, Wrong Recipe: What It Takes to Really Get Children Learning
Shifting away from rote learning requires more than the right inputs. Meaningful learning can only take place when school systems put the right political, cultural, and behavioral conditions in place.
The Case for Ranking Donor-Advised Funds
A single public metric ranking DAF sponsors by the share of assets they deploy would turn the incentive to accumulate wealth into a race to give.
HBCUs Want to Shift From Survival to Sovereignty
How well-targeted investments can help unlock the full potential of Black higher education.
The Seven Labors of the Modern NGO
Good missions don’t automatically become good results. Seven self-imposed burdens most often separate the two, and senior leaders can dismantle them.
Excerpt
Against ‘It’s Better Than Nothing’
An excerpt from Global by Design on how misguided innovation can cause more harm than not getting involved
Who Will Raise the Money When the Money Raisers Are Gone?
To solve the talent crisis, we must move from transactionalism to transformation.
When Evidence Isn’t Enough
If policy and spending decisions have become much more rigorous, why have outcomes still failed to improve?