Conformists Boost Creativity

By Jessica Ruvinsky

The ideal team needs both creatives and conformists.

Nonprofits

A Decade of Outcome-Oriented Philanthropy

By Paul Brest 3

The outgoing president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation reflects on the importance of strategic philanthropy.

Data for Change

By Suzie Boss 1

Data Without Borders matches tech-savy volunteers with organizations instead of data analysis.

Pluralistic Leadership

Review By Darell Hammond

Public Allies CEO Paul Schmitz makes a passionate argument that leadership is not reserved for the minority.

Spring 2012

Community Empowerment

By Tamara Straus

Emory and Chris Rose are members of a multi-issue nonprofit—SOCM—that tackles health, employment, and environmental issues in the isolated and often struggling coalfield communities of Tennessee.

Lone Wolves vs. Teams

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Civic associations should focus on policy goals and leadership.

Golfing Alone

By Jessica Ruvinsky

Corporate donors prefer the opera to the soup kitchen.

Journalism is Becoming a Form of Social Entrepreneurship

By Jeremy Adam Smith

A new generation of journalists is developing for-profit and nonprofit enterprises to keep citizens informed.

Why More Nonprofits Are Getting Bigger

By Peter Kim & Jeffrey Bradach 2

A recent study found that the number of US nonprofits with annual revenues of more
than $50 million has increased dramatically.