Rereading “Collective Impact”: Three Lessons

By Chris Thompson 14

Fresh insights gleaned from the article that started it all.

The Ethiopian Approach to Food Security

By Khalid Bomba & Dan Glickman 2

How one African country is changing how we feed the world.

Get Out of the Office

By Kevin Starr 13

You’ll never get what’s going on out there by sitting in here.

The New Nonprofit IPO

By Andy Posner & Mollie West 20

A unique funding model goes beyond donations and offers funders a tangible stake in organizations they support.

The Limits of Buy-One Give-One

By Nathan Rothstein 9

Most socially responsible businesses won’t succeed by giving away something for free.

Engaging Underserved Consumers Through Community Groups

By Elwood M. Hopkins

Eight community group-business partnership models for reaching underserved consumers.

Leveraging Expertise Across Asset Classes for Institutional Impact

By Amy M. O'Brien

TIAA-CREF traces its social impact investing to the mid-1980s when it invested in affordable housing for low- and moderate-income communities in New York.

Using Data to Change Gun Policy

By Rachael Chong & Melissa Fleming

The Joyce Foundation is finding success with gun violence prevention through policy efforts, using research that sheds light on causes and trends.

New Ways to Evaluate Impact

By Deepthi Welaratna & Garance Choko 2

Human-centered design and systems thinking can help evaluate social impact in a global context.

People, Planet, Profit ... Religion?

By Robert T. Esposito & Shawn Pelsinger 5

How legal challenges to the contraceptive mandate implicate social enterprise.