Is Foundation Grantmaking Biased?

By Chris McGarry

Social movement and grassroots organizations left in the cold.

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.

Nonprofits

Reel Impact

By David Whiteman

Over the past decade, nonprofit organizations have increasingly made independent documentary film and video projects a central component of their campaigns for social and political change.

Philanthropy

15 Minutes with Susan Berresford

By SSIR editor

Susan V. Berresford, president of the Ford Foundation, discusses her approach to philanthropy.

The Effectiveness Trap

By Jan Masaoka

Millions of words have been written about the need to measure the effectiveness of nonprofits, and millions of dollars have been spent doing just that. It's time to ask: What has been the impact of this effectiveness movement?

Bank on It

By Ken Yamada

Individual development accounts, special savings accounts for the poor that provide matching dollars, are helping people escape from poverty.

Sparking Nonprofit Innovation

By Robert I. Sutton

To innovate, nonprofits must do things that clash with common but misguided beliefs about managing. Here are some counterintuitive ideas to stimulate innovation in your organization.

The Importance of Being Emphathetic

By Gerald Burstyn 1

Recent research suggests that emotional intelligence is one of the important characteristics of group leaders.