Partnerships for Learning

By Ted London & Dennis Rondinelli

Managing tensions in nonprofit organizations' alliances with corporations.

Behind the Message

By Gabrielle Birkner

Kaiser Foundation and Viacom take on AIDS -- one episode at a time.

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.

Business

Strategic Alliances

By James E. Austin

Managing the collaboration portfolio.

One Scoop, Two Bottom Lines

By Ken Yamada

Nonprofits are buying Ben & Jerry’s franchises to help train at-risk youth.

Cirque du Soleil Thinks Globally

By Brenda Branswell

Cirque du Soleil devotes 1 percent of ticket sale revenue -- or about $6.2 million -- to outreach programs for at-risk kids, many of whom struggle with poverty, drug addiction, or homelessness.

Bank on It

By Ken Yamada

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.

Bridging the Cultures of Business and Poverty

By James R. Bradley

More than 500 welfare recipients have participated in Cascade Engineering, Inc.'s welfare-to-career program that provides jobs and training.