The Enterprising Type

By Alana Conner Snibbe

How the personalities of entrepreneurs and managers differ.

All That Jazz

By Alana Conner Snibbe

Managing innovation is more like leading a jazz band than conducting an orchestra.

Creating Social Change: 10 Innovative Technologies

By John Voelcker 3

Social entrepreneurs are inventing new technologies to solve the world’s problems. But it takes more than a fancy new gadget to make life better.

Nonprofits

15 Minutes with Paul Farmer

By SSIR Editors

Interview with Paul Farmer, founder, Partners in Health.

The Pitfalls of Profits

By Burton A. Weisbrod

Why nonprofits should get out of commercial ventures. At the same time, the tax code needs to be changed to help nonprofits get more charitable donations.

Creative Space

By Andrea Orr

How MacArthur’s no-strings-attached “genius” grants uncover exceptional people.

An Accidental Good

By Doug Guthrie

How savvy social entrepreneurs seized on a tax loophole to raise billions of corporate dollars for affordable housing.

Take Advantage of Us!

By Marc Freedman

Retiring baby boomers are dying to retool their professional skills to help society. How can society help them do so?

15 minutes with Bill Drayton

By SSIR editor 2

Interview with Bill Drayton, CEO of Ashoka.