When Nonprofits Become Market Innovators, Social Returns Are Exponential
Three lessons from the field for NGOs pursuing social impact investing.
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Three Lessons for Impact Investing Education Programs
Academic institutions can help build the impact investing field by teaching students a fuller suite of skills, clarifying the range of career paths open to them, and developing a better theoretical and practical knowledge base.
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Rethinking Business Plan Competitions
Examining the pitfalls and potential of social business plan competitions, and how educators can redesign them for greater impact.
Fellowship for Change
A network sponsored by the Aspen Institute is enabling corporate social intrapreneurs to become less lonely—and more effective.
Why Some Big Companies Back Boycotts
Corporations that suffer from reputational threats often form unlikely alliances with social activist groups.
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Information Isn’t Just Power
We should care about who is able to control and distribute data, but information is more than just a commodity.
Why Social Impact Educators Should Disrupt Their Own Systems
Changing who and how universities teach social innovation offers unprecedented learning opportunities for students—and the potential to create greater social impact.
Business Collaboration with Government: Does Reward Outweigh Risk?
The challenges facing the world—issues that affect businesses, government, and civil society in equal part—are too real and too urgent for any sector to go it alone.
Shaping Social Impact Education Through Collective Wisdom
More and more students are seeking out courses from business schools that support them in pursuing meaningful careers, and universities are responding, but what does the future hold?
The Future of Banking for the Poor: Lessons from India
How combining “high-tech” and “high-touch” support can improve global financial health.