Where Money Meets Mission

By Jed Emerson

Breaking down the firewall between foundation investments and programming.

Debunking Charitable Choice

By Mark Chaves 5

The evidence doesn’t support the political left or right.

Corporate Philanthropy at Cisco Systems

By David Hoyt

Aligning business and social interests.

Love, Honor, and Don’t Bargain

By Andrew Nelson

When couples haggle over charity, total giving drops.

Nonprofits

15 Minutes with John Seffrin

By SSIR Editors

Interview with John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society.

Business

Strategic Alliances

By James E. Austin

Managing the collaboration portfolio.

The Peer Yardstick

By Sacha Litman

Measuring success in franchise nonprofit organizations.

Credit to the Poor

By Muhammad Yunus & William Fuller

Muhammad Yunus was getting nowhere in Bangladesh – so he opened his own bank.

The Benefit of Doing Good

By Michael Fitzgerald

The “social discount” may not be as steep as investors think.

Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?

By Chris McGarry

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.