If a Report Is Published and No One Reads It, Did It Really Happen?
Investing in smart communications can help ensure that valuable research gets read and put to use in solving global development challenges.
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The Next Step in Impact Investing: Breaking the Shackles of Extractive Thinking
Those who influence the allocation of capital have an obligation to consider whether current practices solve or perpetuate the challenges impact investing aims to address.
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Embracing Emerging Technology for Social Change
Katherine Milligan, who directs the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, interviews leaders from organizations harnessing tech tools like drones and e-readers for social good.
How Leaders Can Strengthen Their Organizational Culture
What if all social impact organizations held their leaders and staff accountable not only for what they accomplish, but also for how they accomplish it?
Entering Climate Change Communications Through the Side Door
Advocates can make progress on polarized issues by finding new ways into engaging people in different perspectives, rather than trying to knock down the front door with a barrage of facts.
Five Ways Funders Can Support Social Movements
Foundations and other donors often want to support large-scale protests that shift public opinion around social issues. Here’s how they can back up movements during important moments in their development.
Is Anybody Listening?
A new model for advocacy groups and organizations can help them identify and effectively communicate with persuadable audiences.
Six Proven Practices for Backbone Organizations
Collaborations among multiple organizations are simple in theory, but difficult in practice. Making them work requires a backbone organization that pays close attention to the needs of all participants.
Protest Movements Need the Funding They Deserve
Mass protest mobilizations play a critical role in creating the necessary conditions for cultural and political change. When grantmakers and major donors fail to appreciate how they work, they are missing a huge opportunity.