A Better Way to Keep People From Going Back to Prison

By Amy Barch 4

Most programs that try to help formerly imprisoned people re-enter society and avoid reincarceration have been far from successful. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may help turn the tide.

Getting Entrepreneurs of Color Access to the Tools of Success

By Zahid Torres-Rahman 1

We must do more to remove the structural barriers that prevent entrepreneurs of color in the United States from launching and sustaining a venture, or a more just nation may remain out of reach.

A Swimmer’s Guide to Networks

By Linda Fowells & Malka Ranjana Kopell

Understanding how network members interact with each other is crucial to advancing their common aims.

The Social Sector Needs a Meta Movement

By Laura Deaton 3

By creating a network of grassroots movements and calling out connections across issues, the social sector can drive demand for solutions and spur policy makers to act.

How to Make the Most Out of Business Accelerator Programs for Development

By Matthew Guttentag & Abigayle Davidson 1

Research on 23,000 ventures reveals factors that donors, managers, and entrepreneurs should consider as they choose to support, run, or use accelerators, the increasingly popular training programs that help businesses succeed.

Social Enterprise

Spotlighting Shared Outcomes for Social Impact Programs That Work

By Eleanor Carter & Nigel Ball

A greater focus on co-created, measurable outcomes can help build trust between public, private, and social sector partners, and thus improve the effectiveness of outcomes-based contracting and the social programs they create.

Social Enterprise

Research to Build Resilient Social Economy Ecosystems in Europe

By Rocío Nogales-Muriel & Marthe Nyssens

Under the broad umbrella of “the social economy,” research has a major role to play in helping us better understand the strengths and weaknesses of multiple forms of social entrepreneurship.