Small Business Today, Social Enterprise Tomorrow
Communities and the social sector both stand to gain when nonprofits acquire existing for-profits.
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Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Crowd Collectives to Tackle Problems at Scale
Stanford's Michael Bernstein discusses how computational systems can create collectives of experts to solve problems.
Can Business Elites Save the “Africa Rising” Narrative?
Four strategies in particular may help Africa’s wealthiest businesspeople effect social change and drive economic growth.
Beyond Command-and-Control Campaigns
Many see distributed, directed-network campaigning as the unique domain of small advocacy groups, but the approach has generated impressive results for established organizations as well.
Is Your Nonprofit Built for Sustained Innovation?
Six useful starting points for nonprofits that want to build their capacity to continuously innovate.
What Does the Public Think About Cross-sector Collaboration?
Insights gleaned from focus groups exploring the public’s views of cross-sector collaboration can help practitioners better communicate their work.
Innovative Solutions for Climate Change Need More than Money
Climate-change entrepreneurs need funding, but they also need the expertise, networking, and intellectual capital that incubators and foundations can provide.
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Data On Purpose | Do Good Data: Silicon Valley for Social Good
Steve Schwartz of Upaya Social Ventures, Meg Garlinghouse of LinkedIn for Good, and Corey Marshall and Splunk4Good look at real-life examples of Silicon Valley companies that are helping social sector organizations use data more effectively.
Building a Financially Sustainable Social Enterprise in Emerging Markets
Six lessons on achieving financial independence in a resource-constrained era.
Let the Man Do His Job!
It’s hard to be a government minister in a country where resources are scarce. Don’t make it worse.