Social Innovations

Your Brand Is Too Small

By Jeff Brooks

A real nonprofit brand isn't a "look" –– it's a movement of idealistic people.

Podcast

Feliciano Reyna - Tackling AIDS in Venezuela

Feliciano Reyna talks about his multipronged approach to tackling AIDS in Venezuela. In this audio interview with Design for Change host Sheela Sethuraman, he shares his successes in influencing his government's policies and his strategies for engaging the corporate sector in this effort.

Nonprofits

Change Is a Continuous Job

By Todd Cohen

Nonprofits need to embrace change as a way of life.

Social Innovations

Do Companies that Engage in BoP Markets Outperform the Market?

By Grace Agustine

A new index is creating a benchmark for comparing large-scale companies serving the markets for the very poorest.

Social Innovations

Taking Stock of Venture Philanthropy

By Steven LaFrance and Nancy Latham

In the early, heady days of the venture philanthropy movement, its proponents touted it as revolutionary, while critics said it was just old wine in new bottles. The experiences of the Center for Venture Philanthropy show that the truth lies somewhere in between: Venture philanthropy is no miracle cure, yet it can be particularly good at building strong organizations, knitting together new networks, and shrinking the power gap between funders and grantees.

Podcast

David Goldwyn, David Dollar - How Energy Effects Economic Development

People in the developing world expend more than a quarter of their potential earnings on energy. Economic development, environmental health, and global stability all hinge on wise management of global energy resources. In this audio lecture, David Goldwyn and David Dollar paint a positive picture of what developing countries and governments in the West can do to improve energy use abroad and at home.

Philanthropy

Politicking Soils Golden Leaf Search

By Todd Cohen

The Golden Leaf Foundation has been subject to the whims of politicians.

Philanthropy

Everything Old Is New Again, Apparently

By Kelly Kleiman

The biggest idea in private-sector charity turns out to be slopping more effectively at the public trough.

Government

15 Minutes with Martin Eakes

By Eric Nee 5

Managing Editor Eric Nee spoke with Self-Help’s founder and CEO, Martin Eakes, about the subprime loan crisis and its impact on the poor.

Podcast

Alana Conner - Evaluation for Normal People

In the frenzy over accountability, funders, donors, and the general public are calling for more program evaluation. Yet few understand how expensive and complex good evaluation is. Speaking at the 2006 Nonprofit Management Institute at Stanford, Alana Conner, senior editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review illustrates how half-hearted evaluation can do more harm than good. Rick Aubry and Victor Kuo join her to give nonprofit and foundation perspectives.