Government
Integrating Youth Services
Governmental agencies in Oakland, Calif., are collaborating to serve at-risk children better, with good results.
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Technology & Design
Exploring Failure
Failure and its upside—a report from the 2010 PopTech conference.
Podcast
Education
NewSchools Venture Summit
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Chairman of the House Committee on Education George Miller, address the NewSchools Summit 2010.
Socially Responsible Business
Big Business Matters
Social intrapreneurs—change agents already working deep within business—are the answer for business’s woes.
Health
The Value of Free
People are more likely to use products that they pay for, but when it comes to malaria-preventing bed nets in Africa, the opposite holds true.
Government
Unlocking Future Savings
The English hope to sell social impact bonds (potentially paid for by the government) to raise money to fund new programs.
Measuring Social Impact
Measuring Social Value
Too many people believe social value is objective, fixed, and stable, when in fact it is subjective, malleable, and variable.
Philanthropy
Can Stakeholder Reviews by Beneficiaries Bring New Perspectives to Philanthropy?
The philanthropic community might access the “constituent’s voice” through user reviews of nonprofit organizations written by clients, volunteers, and other stakeholders.
Measuring Social Impact
A Straw-Man Plan for Doing Good Better
How to make a cultural shift that leads better outcomes.
Measuring Social Impact
Getting Results: Outputs, Outcomes and Impact
Nonprofits that want to actually make a difference need to track their activities in some way.