Education
Mentoring India’s Youth
The Indian higher education system centers on one test. Avanti Fellows seeks to make the system more accessible to talented but underprivileged students.
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Innovative ways that organizations are using and adapting business strategies to advance social and environmental well-being (more)
Here Comes the Neighborhood
A low-income Cleveland neighborhood works together to revitalize the community in an environmentally responsible way.
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Global Issues
New Business Models and Metrics for Water
Ned Breslin talks about performance metrics, planning, and financing practices for a longer term vision for water and sanitation.
Cause Marketing Does More Harm Than Good
I believe that cause marketing programs erode the joy of giving, turn consumers into cynics, and contribute to the overall loss of faith and trust in the nonprofit sector.
A Toolbox for Change: the Social Capital Markets Conference
Instead of the profit/nonprofit distinction, individuals should ask themselves: Who is the target beneficiary and what are the best products/services that can be provided?
Upping the Ante: A Report From the Clinton Global Initiative
In its sixth year, GGI is no longer just a former President’s bid to stay relevant.
Big Business Matters
Social intrapreneurs—change agents already working deep within business—are the answer for business’s woes.
Podcast
Creating a World Without Poverty
Nobel Peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus talks about how he founded Grameen Bank to offer economic building tools for some of the poorest people in Bangladesh.
Freeing the Social Entrepreneur
Social entrepreneurs must recognize when it is time to relinquish control and create strong leadership teams.