Substitute the word “impact” for “social performance,” and current debates in the investment community sound exactly like the ones the microfinance industry had 10 years ago. The investor community can learn from microfinance’s successful efforts to set standards for non-financial returns—the “other bottom line.”
IDEO brings a human-centered design lens to voting in Los Angeles County—and finds compelling opportunities to increase participation nationally.
Collective impact efforts that go the distance align public and private resources, and dedicate themselves to keeping their networks engaged and focused on results.
How impact investors, commercial investors, and social enterprises can take advantage of Series B financing and create greater impact.
To increase voter turnout, other approaches are needed—ones intended not to inflame passions about what may be at stake in a particular election but instead to connect more voters to the process of voting and to the value of participating in our democracy.
It’s a modern relationship in a modern world. It’s a marriage full of promise. But does our culture’s celebration of the male-dominated tech world end up overshadowing critical skills like empathy that are required for social change?
Four important insights that can help propel the work of the social good ecosystem.
To the surprise of many, making the act of voting easier hasn’t actually led to higher voter turnout. To increase turnout, we need to get more people interested in politics.
Three ways nonprofits can embrace sharing, and bring their leadership and changemaking into the 21st century.
In the quest for effective capacity building strategies, don’t overlook the power of networks.
