A New Financial Reporting Model for Social Enterprises

By Mark Lederhos 13

Treating philanthropic grants as revenue can hurt social enterprises’ performance.

Reverse the Brain Drain

By Asad Badruddin 2

The social sector must better support entrepreneurs and professionals who have migrated from the developing world, and who want to positively influence social change in their countries of origin.

Three Buckets of Money

By Kevin Starr 3

It’s more of a desert than a jungle out there.

A Powerful, Under-Used Tool for Addressing the Roots of Inequality: Inclusive Ownership

By Marjorie Kelly 3

To disrupt the starkest income divide in US history, we must foster new ownership models that more evenly distribute wealth and assets throughout the United States.

Rethinking the Global Development Convening

By Andrew Stern, Moitreyee Sinha, & Sara Wallace Beatty 3

This year marks the last Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. How might future global development convenings build on the meeting’s success to create even greater impact?

A Neoliberal Takeover of Social Entrepreneurship?

By Jyoti Sharma 33

A model of social entrepreneurship focused on market-based solutions and profit is threatening to crowd out more collaborative approaches.

Mastering Innovation

By Eric Nee

Innovation is an important tool to create social change, one that can be learned and mastered.

When Innovation Goes Wrong

By Christian Seelos & Johanna Mair 4

Organizations often stumble when it comes to turning innovation into impact. Here’s a guide to diagnosing and preventing several “pathologies” that underlie this failure.

The Terrace Keepers

By Liz Carlisle 4

Farmers in the Cordillera region of the Philippines prosper by selling heirloom rice, with help from a company called Eighth Wonder.

Turning the Page

By Kathy O. Brozek

Four years ago, a Northern California bookstore reinvented itself as a hybrid social enterprise—and its story continues to unfold.