A Healthier City

By Meredith May

San Francisco’s five-year-old universal health care program sees positive results.

The Evolution of Membership

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Membership in organizations is growing, but not what it used to be.

Five Ways to Navigate the Fiscal Crisis

By Daniel Stid & Willa Seldon 2

How human services nonprofits can stay afloat and advance their missions during a time of government cutbacks.

Change Comes at a Cost

By Donald Haider & Franz Wohlgezogen 1

In 2008, a group of Chicago’s social service agencies formed the Back Office Cooperative, which has produced impressive financial savings. Yet greater efficiency has had a cultural cost.

Roundtable on Impact Investing

By Johanna Mair & Katherine Milligan 8

A group of social innovation leaders from around the world discuss impact investing and how to make it more effective.

Shifting the Market

Review By David Chen 1

Impact Investing: Transforming How We Make Money While Making a Difference by Antony Bugg-Levine & Jed Emerson

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Journey into Brazil’s Social Sector

By Leonardo Letelier 8

The founder of the first social fund in Brazil tells his story.

Giving Blind

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Watch dog organizations don't reach most donors.

Global Diseases, Local Needs

By Jessica Ruvinsky 3

The diseases that get funded tend to be the ones for which funders can take credit.