Taking the Pulse of Investment in Social Enterprise

By Aline Margaux Wachner, Tim Weiss, & Lisa Marie Hanley 1

A recent survey highlights the important role of social enterprise in poverty alleviation.

Community Collaboratives Show Persistence and Progress

By Willa Seldon, Meera Chary, & Bradley Seeman 1

Local US collaboratives are adapting and evolving for long-term success.

A “Watch-Out” for Private Foundations Offering Prizes

By Susan L. Abbott & Alyssa C. Fitzgerald

No-strings-attached prizes incentivize innovation, but private foundations need to structure them carefully to avoid prohibitive penalty taxes.

Building a Bigger Tent for Effective Philanthropy

By Paul Connolly 1

By embracing a more-inclusive outreach approach, effective philanthropy advocates can attract more funders.

Can B Corps Be Even Better?

By Ryan Honeyman 5

B Corps have an opportunity to dramatically increase their social and environmental performance by upgrading their internal management practices.

Investing in Networks Grows Impact

By Madeleine Taylor

Participation in a network allows foundations to leverage their individual investment by surfacing multiple, ongoing opportunities for collaborative grantmaking.

Are Nonprofits Getting in the Way of Social Change?

By Paul Klein 24

Solving major social problems is now possible, but not unless the organizations that have been most responsible for making a difference change significantly.

Beware Blurring of Sectors

By Eric Nee 4

More than ever we are seeing a blurring of the lines between the nonprofit and for-profit sectors—but that is not always a good thing. An introduction to the summer 2015 issue.

Working with Story

By Thaler Pekar

How to use oral histories to capture the past and communicate in the future.

Going Lean

By SSIR Editors

Supplements to the article “The Promise of Lean Experimentation.”