If We Could Build the Nonprofit Sector from Scratch, What Would It Look Like?
Last year I had the opportunity of working with an NGO effort in Trinidad and Tobago to launch an organization that would build the capacity of NGOs.
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Commentary and analysis on social innovation ideas and approaches (more)
Yearning to Breathe Free: No Immigration Reform Hurts Opportunity for All
The anti-immigrant trend line is deeply damaging to social innovation, social justice, and civil society.
GOOD Questions About the Jumo Acquisition
In the wake of the announcement of the intent to GOOD to absorb Jumo, questions arise about form, functions, policy, and societal value.
Breaking the Health Care Cost Trend with Innovative Service Delivery
Health care needs large-scale innovation that introduces higher-quality, lower-cost providers through a system that's mobile, digital, and efficient.
Collapse of an Iconic Social Enterprise
The ShoreBank saga provides important lessons for people who believe that for-profit institutions can be used for social change.
The New Abnormal
"The New Abnormal" best describes the current economic and political condition of our nation.
What If Funders Really Acted Like Purchasers?
The funder-as-purchaser model offers new frameworks to spur new thinking and advancements in the nonprofit sector.
Bringing Philanthropy into the 21st Century
The growth of the Internet opens new avenues for collaboration between foundations and nonprofits, but it's a changing landscape.
Taking Exception to Exceptionalism
We need to shift the narrative to include the link between exceptional solutions and the systems change and scale needed to deliver a just baseline.
We Should Expect Good Giving To Be Hard
Great giving opportunities are few and far between; I believe in urging them to give to only the very best charities.