Nonprofits

The Entrepreneurial Union

By Amy Wilkinson 7

Freelance workers, whose numbers are growing, are left without health insurance, a retirement plan, or a work community. The Freelancers Union meets these needs.

Global Issues

It’s Not About the Work Ethic

By Alana Conner 1

Protestants' work ethic is a product of the denomination's emphasis on education.

The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle

By Ann Goggins Gregory & Don Howard 38

Funders must take the lead in breaking a vicious cycle that is leaving nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function as organizations—let alone serve their beneficiaries.

Social Innovations

The House That BRAC Built

Review By Sally Osberg 1

Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That's Winning the Fight Against Poverty by Ian Smillie

Fall 2009

Social Innovations

Catalytic Philanthropy

By Mark R. Kramer 13

Despite spending vast amounts of money and helping to create the world’s largest nonprofit sector, philanthropists have fallen far short of solving America’s most pressing problems. What the nation needs is “catalytic philanthropy”—a new approach that is already being practiced by some of the most innovative donors.