Building With, Not For

By Marcia Stepanek 1

Social good technologists working on building a more responsive and effective government need to be more inclusive of the citizens they’re trying to engage—and stop neglecting the government they already have.

Health

Undercover Solutions

By Meghan Williamson 1

Solutions to social problems are often hidden in the most obvious places, masquerading as problems.

Moving Beyond Vanity Metrics

By Michael Silberman & Jackie Mahendra 2

To achieve greater impact, membership and advocacy organizations must find new ways to measure engagement.

The Charity Trap

By Matthew Scharpnick 11

Why a recent exposé on Red Cross failures in Haiti highlights unrealistic expectations for social sector organizations.

Working in the Dark

By Ken Davenport 5

The nonprofit funding process lacks transparency and fosters insecurity—and only funders can fix it.

Cultivating and Sustaining Generative Teams

By Margaret A. Hawthorne 1

Four practices that can help people establish common intent; sense emerging needs and solutions; and collectively prototype, create, and evolve innovative health models and relationships.

Mission-Aligned Investing: More Complex Than It Seems

By Clara Miller & Toni Johnson 1

Even with the best intentions and emerging tools, the current investment framework makes it difficult to match investment portfolios to values.

Four Learning Principles for the Social Sector

By Alexander Saint-Amand 1

Creative solutions to common learning challenges that social innovators face.

Health Services and Designing for Uncertainty

By Onil Bhattacharyya, Leigh Hayden, & Jennifer Hensel

How a “lean startup” approach can help create an effective community-based program.

Taking the Pulse of Investment in Social Enterprise

By Aline Margaux Wachner, Tim Weiss, & Lisa Marie Hanley 1

A recent survey highlights the important role of social enterprise in poverty alleviation.