From Petitions to Decisions
After Change.org placed petitions at the center of its platform, the size of its membership soared. But operating a high-volume petition site isn’t enough for its leaders. Includes magazine extras.
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Mentor for America
Thanks to the New Teacher Center, beginning educators gain support that will help them thrive in a challenging profession.
A Good Ending
Leaders at the Atlantic Philanthropies are modeling best practices for winding down a large, high-profile foundation. Includes magazine extras.
Get Rid of the Grid?
An emerging business model that aims to reduce energy poverty holds real promise. But it needs a jump-start.
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A Guide to “Good” Investment
Two impact investing pioneers offer a primer on efforts to generate both social benefits and financial returns.
How Fair Trade Grew
Variances in the experience of producer countries strongly affect how fair trade markets have evolved.
As Giving Goes Global
Philanthropic activity is increasing worldwide in ways that reflect a shared ethos of humanitarian "virtue."
Social Work as a Social Wedge
In China, a new kind of NGO has started to embed the values of civil society in its provision of social services.
The Stories That NGOs Tell
Traditional aid organizations and newer, more volunteer-driven groups view their work in notably different ways.
Using Evaluation as a Strategic Intervention
A new Packard Foundation report illustrates how funders can use evaluation as a powerful strategic intervention for large-scale policy and systems change.