When Mission Doesn’t Matter (Enough)
A cofounder of Cause, a recently shuttered “philanthropub,” reflects on the challenges of mixing business with charity.
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The Social Entrepreneur’s Playbook: Pressure Test, Plan, Launch and Scale Your Social Enterprise
The Social Entrepreneur's Playbook offers "tough-love" guidance for budding social entrepreneurs.
Interrupting the Transmission of Violence
Cure Violence Founder Dr. Gary Slutkin talks about the health approach to reducing violence.
Making Sense of Data and Information in the Social Sector
A new eBook captures discussion and debate around how to strengthen the social sector “information infrastructure.”
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The Brand IDEA
The Brand IDEA: Managing Nonprofit Brands with Integrity, Democracy, and Affinity offers a framework for nonprofits looking to more effectively mange their brands to further their missions.
The Rise and Struggles of Social Enterprise in 2013
The whirlwind year for social enterprise saw new investments, corporate forms, and business models.
Making Impact Investing a Priority
Zurich Insurance Group is fully embedding impact investing into the company's overall investment management approach and culture.
Think You Know Private Foundations? Think Again.
The investment and giving behavior of many private foundations differs from that of the mega-foundations; and it matters that we know.
Impact Investments Show Promising Returns
Two new studies provide insights on good financial returns from a range of impact investments.
Rise of the Charismatic Megafauna
Is the future of social enterprise full of promise—or hot air?