Five-Digit Giving

By Tamara Straus 6

How texting became young donors’ preferred way to make charitable donations.

Sell the Wind

By Cathy L. Hartman & Edwin R. Stafford

What are social marketers to do when their target audience couldn’t care less about the change they want to make? Here's how one group got everyday people to care about alternative energy.

The Wrong Risks

By Sheela Patel 1

By paying so much attention to managing their own risks, philanthropists are no longer attending to the marginalized people who risk so much to make change happen.

Outrun the Recession

By Alan Tuck, Don Howard & William Foster 7

The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.

What Workforce Crisis?

By Lester M. Salamon & Stephanie L. Geller

How do nonprofits find and keep workers even in troubled economic times?

Social Innovations

Hedge Funds for Good

By Suzie Boss 1

Uhuru Capital Management manages a conventional fund of hedge funds, but with an attention to social values.

Social Innovations

Mobilizing Against Fake Drugs

By Suzie Boss

Texting emerges as a source of confirmation for drug legitimacy.