Sectors, Not Just Firms
Part I in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.
Sectors - Articles
Communicating Impact: If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It!
Nonprofits can use tried-and-true mechanisms from the private sector to better communicate their impact to donors
Real World Impact Measurement
“Good enough” = simple enough to do, but rigorous enough to mean something.
The Eight-Word Mission Statement
Don’t settle for more.
Review
Branding Social Change?
Can "movement marketing"—a means for companies to connect with consumers through social media—really lead to positive social change?
Excerpt
The Last Hunger Season
In The Last Hunger Season, Roger Thurow shares the experience of a year in Africa with four smallholder farmers.
Preserving the Meaning of Social Enterprise
Nonprofit and for-profit enterprises that prioritize social impact and financial sustainability need to band together and make the collective voice of social enterprise exponentially more powerful.
Is the UN Really Trying to Take Over the Internet?
A look at new proposals to change how our Internet is governed.
Tell Me a Story
Eight tips for creating powerful narratives that drive social impact.
Information as a Cash Crop
In East Africa, access to accurate, timely information is improving the livelihood of entrepreneurial farmers.