Social Innovations
Capitalizing on Convergence
Nonprofits and businesses are converging - in the value they create, the stakeholders they manage, the organizations they form, and the financial instruments they use.
Social Enterprises - Most Popular
Podcast
What Does It Take to Get Off the Ground? - Net Impact 2005
Have you ever thought about launching your own social venture? Are you curious if you have what it takes to become a social entrepreneur? What funding sources are available to you? What are the challenges of running a social venture? This panel discussion brings together people from both sides of the "start-up" fence—those who started with large financial backing and those who had none.
From Marble to Formica
How the Union Bank of California attracts lower-income people to traditional banking.
Buying In or Selling Out?
Socially responsible brands that merge with multinationals may be abandoning their principles
Drowning in Data
Funders are calling for more program evaluation, but nonprofits are often collecting dubious data, at great cost to themselves and ultimately to the people they serve.
The Other CSR
Consumers say they want to buy green products but they don't always follow through. There are, however, strategies corporations can take to increase sales of sustainable goods.