Social Innovation: What It Is and What It Isn’t

By Daniel Goldberg 1

The free market can do plenty of good on its own, so let's think more systematically beyond it.

Why Open Contests Work

By Mayur Patel 1

A look at how competitions like those at the Knight Foundation serve the social entrepreneur community.

Dump the Stupid Prizes, Multiply the Rest

By Andrew Youn 1

Why we need more social enterprise competitions.

Scale = Partnership

By Roshan Paul 3

Lessons from a new study by the Ashoka Globalizer Program.

Eight Social Entrepreneurs Tell Their Personal Stories

By Jenifer Morgan

SSIR editors select eight books by leading social entrepreneurs about their personal journeys along the path to social change.

Unpacking the Impact in Impact Investing

By Paul Brest & Kelly Born 1

A longer version of "When Can Impact Investing Create Real Impact?" from the Fall 2013 Up for Debate feature.

Across the Digital Divide

By Danielle Logue & Melissa Edwards

One Laptop per Child Australia has developed a visionary program to bring digital technology to children in remote areas.

By Youth, for Youth

By Gabriela Jaeger

Through the Global Changemakers program, people under the age of 25 are developing solutions to problems that directly affect them.

Bridging the Generations

By Greg Beato

Older people and foster families are forming mutually supportive communities, with help from a group called Generations of Hope.

Donations on Tap

By Suzie Boss 2

At a "philanthropub," a new kind of bar and restaurant, a portion of each patron's bill goes to a worthy cause.