Throwing Good Money After Bad

By Judith M. Gueron

A common error misleads foundations and policymakers.

Local Heroes

By Dan Gordon

How Mexican immigrants have forged complex government partnerships to improve living conditions back home.

What We Really Need

By Jan Masaoka & Jeanne Bell Peters

Eight reforms to make nonprofits more accountable and effective.

In Your Face

By Maia Szalavitz

The social enterprise that beat city hall.

Nonprofits

15 Minutes with Aaron David Miller

By SSIR Editors

Interview with Aaron David Miller, president of Seeds of Peace.

War of Ideas

By Andrew Rich 1

Why mainstream and liberal foundations and the think tanks they support are losing in the war of ideas in American politics.

Review: The Charity of Nations

Review By David Suarez

Humanitarianism has failed, say the authors.

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.

An Accidental Good

By Doug Guthrie

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

Sticking Together

By Anne Stuhldreher

A California mayor’s challenge leads to an innovative resource-pooling strategy.