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Social Innovations
Data, Data, Everywhere…But How Do You Find What You Need?
Figuring out what data is most useful for effective philanthropy is a massive challenge.
Philanthropy
Charity Regulation Needs Fixing
Nonprofits and affluent tax payers are socked by tax laws regulating foundation and charitable gifts.
Social Innovations
Microloan Sharks
Commercial microfinance institutions (MFIs) must calculate two bottom lines: alleviating poverty for clients and also generating profits for investors. To achieve the latter goal, some MFIs charge their impoverished clients exorbitant interest rates. The recent Banco Compartamos IPO in Mexico raises a red flag, demonstrating how easily well-intentioned MFIs and their investors can shift from microlending to microloan-sharking.
Podcast
David Galenson - Social Entrepreneurs as Long-Horizon Creatives
At what stage in life do innovators make their most significant contributions to social enterprise? In this audio lecture, economist and creativity researcher David Galenson debunks the myth that high achievement is the domain of youth and genius for an audience of social entrepreneurs over the age of 60. Applying lessons learned from lives of artists and leaders, he considers differences in style and time horizons of creative people, emphasizing that social innovation is more about slow burn than flash in the pan.
Philanthropy
The Future of Philanthropy: Giving 2.0
Online giving markets help donors contribute more easily.
Nonprofits
Board Members Are Not Hypothetical Constructs
In picking board members, first figure out what you want out of them.
Nonprofits
Are We Still Involved in the Pursuit of Truth? If Not, Why Not?
Let's not lose our college idealism.