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Podcast
Global Issues
Social Media on Purpose
Marcia Stepanek provides a robust framework for building a social media strategy that fits with the organization's mission
Taking Pay for Success Financing to the South
An analysis of the viability of pay-for-success initiatives in South Carolina shows that this new type of financing can work in more rural, "red” states.
Creating a Future Impact Investing Strategy
From 2008-2012 the US government’s Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) supported $2.4 billion in impact investments.
Making Measurement Work in Large, Complex Organizations
Four tips on measuring impact for NGOs that have multiple programs across many sites or continents.
Business
When Mission Doesn’t Matter (Enough)
A cofounder of Cause, a recently shuttered “philanthropub,” reflects on the challenges of mixing business with charity.
Excerpt
The Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook: Pressure Test, Plan, Launch and Scale Your Social Enterprise
The Social Entrepreneur's Playbook offers "tough-love" guidance for budding social entrepreneurs.
Interrupting the Transmission of Violence
Cure Violence Founder Dr. Gary Slutkin talks about the health approach to reducing violence.
Making Sense of Data and Information in the Social Sector
A new eBook captures discussion and debate around how to strengthen the social sector “information infrastructure.”