Innovative ways that organizations are using and adapting business strategies to advance social and environmental well-being (more)
Foundations, governments, and crowdfunding platforms show how Opportunity Zones can live up to their promise of making investors money while helping struggling communities across the United States.
An earned-income business model can tempt nonprofits to pursue the wrong revenue opportunities but they can also be a more reliable income stream than grants or gifts. An Editor's Note from the Fall 2019 issue.
Kiva’s new strategy extends far beyond the organization’s original mission and legacy as a crowdfunding platform for microfinance. Can it succeed and still retain its original spirit? A Case Study from the Fall 2019 issue.
Nonprofits that wish to integrate revenue-generating activities into their operations must think strategically about who will benefit from them and how they will further their social mission. A feature story from the Fall 2019 issue.
Strategies for cross-sectoral partnership in reaching consumers in emerging markets through pay-as-you-go business models.
Why social entrepreneurship and innovation education needs to incorporate systems change concepts, and where educators and institutions can begin.
Alternative economic and social investment models that are properly supported by new public policy and investment could help the United States create more equitable access to jobs and wealth.
By taking some simple steps to support women entrepreneurs, accelerator programs like those at the University of California, MIT, and University of San Diego can help reduce notable gender disparities in America's startup landscape.
From emphasizing the importance of a data culture to exhorting people to "move thoughtfully and improve things," nonprofit leaders, funders, scholars, and technologists at SSIR's 2019 Data on Purpose Conference provided deep insights into surviving and thriving in an increasingly digital world.
Alia, the new online benefits tool from National Domestic Workers Alliance, helps house cleaners accrue contributions from their clients to purchase insurance and receive paid time off.
