Global Issues
It’s Not About the Work Ethic
Protestants' work ethic is a product of the denomination's emphasis on education.
Articles P6450
The Nonprofit Starvation Cycle
Funders must take the lead in breaking a vicious cycle that is leaving nonprofits so hungry for decent infrastructure that they can barely function as organizations—let alone serve their beneficiaries.
Review
Social Innovations
The House That BRAC Built
Freedom from Want: The Remarkable Success Story of BRAC, the Global Grassroots Organization That's Winning the Fight Against Poverty by Ian Smillie
Social Innovations
Catalytic Philanthropy
Despite spending vast amounts of money and helping to create the world’s largest nonprofit sector, philanthropists have fallen far short of solving America’s most pressing problems. What the nation needs is “catalytic philanthropy”—a new approach that is already being practiced by some of the most innovative donors.
Social Innovations
Philanthropy Policy Project
Global Issues
Online Community Building: Gardening vs Landscaping
Nonprofits
The Difference Between Knowledge and Wisdom
Generation Y thinks we know it all. We go off to college to get a good education, a fancy degree, and then think we know how to do everything right away. But there’s a big difference between knowledge and wisdom.