Health Services and Designing for Uncertainty

By Onil Bhattacharyya, Leigh Hayden, & Jennifer Hensel

How a “lean startup” approach can help create an effective community-based program.

Taking the Pulse of Investment in Social Enterprise

By Aline Margaux Wachner, Tim Weiss, & Lisa Marie Hanley 1

A recent survey highlights the important role of social enterprise in poverty alleviation.

Impact Investing and a 200-year-old Debate

By Adam Rein

Three strategies investors can use to create impactful outcomes at scale.

Health

Emerging Tools for Community-Driven Evaluations

By Deepthi Welaratna 2

Eight tools for building inclusive, community programs to address health and other social issues.

Community Collaboratives Show Persistence and Progress

By Willa Seldon, Meera Chary, & Bradley Seeman 1

Local US collaboratives are adapting and evolving for long-term success.

A “Watch-Out” for Private Foundations Offering Prizes

By Susan L. Abbott & Alyssa C. Fitzgerald

No-strings-attached prizes incentivize innovation, but private foundations need to structure them carefully to avoid prohibitive penalty taxes.

Investing in Cross-Subsidy for Greater Impact

By Mirza Jahani & Elizabeth West 1

Investors need ways to gauge social impact and business health. Cross-subsidy models can help.

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

By Paul Connolly 1

By embracing a more-inclusive outreach approach, effective philanthropy advocates can attract more funders.

Health

Connecting Big-Picture Theories with Community Experience

By Nancy Knopf

Blending practices and theory to improve health outcomes outside the clinical setting.

Can B Corps Be Even Better?

By Ryan Honeyman 5

B Corps have an opportunity to dramatically increase their social and environmental performance by upgrading their internal management practices.