Five Lessons on Innovation and the Institution

By Asha Curran & Henry Timms 2

Technology and innovation aren’t just the province of new organizations—a look at how one nonprofit has navigated nearly a century-and-a-half of change.

Venture Philanthropy for the Arts, for Innovation

By Ruby Lerner 3

Cultivating our society’s most creative thinkers like venture capitalists—supporting them early, continuously, and strategically—can lead to social impact far beyond the art world.

Cultural Benefits Transfer

By Greg Beato

A group of museums around the United States is providing poor families with unprecedented access to exhibits and activities.

Encouraging Millennials to Vote for the Issues That Unite Them

By Ronnie Cho & Justine Bunis

Building on a quarter century of get-out-the-vote efforts, MTV’s 2016 “Elect This” campaign will encourage young people to vote in support of the polices that inspire them, rather than the political system that doesn’t.

Creating a Sharing Economy that Actually Shares

By Laura Zabel 6

Three ways nonprofits can embrace sharing, and bring their leadership and changemaking into the 21st century.

Transformative Dance

By Eric Nee 2

A Brazilian organization uses ballet to help disadvantaged youth improve their lives.

Booked for Revival

By Suzie Boss

A combination of fresh funding and e-book technology will enable publishers to give new life to out-of-print scholarly works.

Envisioning a Climate for Change

By Robert Russell Sassor 6

Before critiquing art that speaks to climate change, the scientific community must broaden its view on what art is and how it can help the movement.

Fostering the Creative Economy

By Epaminondas Farmakis 4

The creative industries—those at the crossroads of arts, culture, business, and technology—can offer an economic jump-start for recovering economies.

You Go Girl

By Eric Nee 1

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program has produced more than 3,600 murals throughout the city.