15 Minutes with Jeroo Billimoria

By SSIR editor

Interview with Jeroo Billimoria, Indian social entrepreneur.

Steppenwolf’s New Stage

By Tony Proscio & Clara Miller

A theater ensemble transforms into a company with a bottom line.

Head of the Class

By Pehr Luedtke

Eastside Prep balances support and structure in a school for low-income minority students.

Nonprofits

15 Minutes with John Seffrin

By SSIR Editors

Interview with John Seffrin, CEO of the American Cancer Society.

Leaders Without a Paycheck

By Victor Wishna 1

New York Cares uses volunteers to recruit and retain other volunteers.

One Scoop, Two Bottom Lines

By Ken Yamada

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

Not-So-Starving Artists

By Vinay Jain

Artists for Humanity students are also employees.

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.

Let Them Make Fish

By Victor Wishna

The Community Culinary Training Program prepares adults -- many of whom live on public assistance -- for foodservice jobs with stable salaries and benefits.