The Rise of Design Philanthropy
The launch of the new Autodesk Foundation marks another catalytic moment for the social sector.
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Measuring the Indirect Impacts of Market Innovators
Why measuring indirect impact matters and how on earth we can do it.
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The Color Bind: Talking (and Not Talking) About Race at Work
The Color Bind explores how color blindness and "color cognizance" can influence professional interactions.
Nonprofits Should Lead the Sharing Economy
The sharing economy is creating new business models, forcing traditional for-profit businesses to adapt or fall behind. The same will hold true for the social sector.
Innovation to Impact: Obama’s Social Innovation Fund at Four
Progress, pitfalls, and what lies ahead.
Rethinking the E Word
Broadening the definition of evidence can lead to more confident and informed philanthropic decisions.
Podcast
Global Issues
Turning Poison into Economic Opportunity
Arup SenGupta speaks about his project to eliminate arsenic from groundwater without the use of electricity or chemicals.
Fundraising Is Fundamental (If Not Always Fun)
Overcoming a reluctance to ask people for money is a crucial step that every nonprofit leader must make.
Podcast
Global Issues
Using Science and Social Enterprise to Improve Rice Crop Yield in India and Bangladesh
Pamela Ronald, of the University of California, Davis, talks about how her laboratory, in collaboration with other scientists, developed a variety of rice with sufficient submergence tolerance to survive severe flooding.
Assessing Funders’ Performance: Five Easy Tools
Measuring impact is so tough that many funders give up, but there are some insightful and actionable tools for funders that aren’t daunting.