The Right Measures
A new resource for measuring where the greatest need exists offers nonprofits and social entrepreneurs an idea of where to focus their collective goals.
Sectors - Articles
Mobile: Increasingly on Call
Mobile technology has become increasingly crucial within the field of international development, for issues ranging from private equity in Africa to crisis response.
Podcast
Paul Rice - Promoting Fair Trade as Social Entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship may be the most promising avenue for solving global problems, says Paul Rice, CEO of TransFair USA. In this audio lecture, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, Rice details his own work to establish Fair Trade. The movement has opened the U.S. market to more than 1.4 million small family farmers around the world who are now getting a fair price for their harvests and making dramatic gains in their living standards.
Donor, Dearest
The philanthropic landscape continues to shift as donors are switching their alliances to for-profit causes.
Review
A Handbook for Change
SWITCH: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
Leap Forward for Social Enterprises
Rick Aubry is designing social enterprises that can succeed on a national scale.
LEED the Way
The LEED green-building certification system is one of the fastest growing nonprofits in America.
The Power of Theories of Change
Improving the lives of disadvantaged populations requires proven theories of change.
28 Days of Black Nonprofit Leaders: Benjamin Jealous
In honor of Black History Month, this blog will highlight 28 black nonprofit leaders who are working to make our world a better and more hopeful place for generations to come.
Podcast
Priya Haji - Creating a Social Enterprise
When Priya Haji put her mind to helping reduce global poverty, social entrepreneurship took a quantum leap. In this university podcast, sponsored by the Stanford Center for Social Innovation, the plucky founder of World of Good shares how she created a social enterprise that now empowers women in communities around the world by helping them sell their artisan goods in stores and online. She talks about strategies for using educated consumer choice and inspiring business competition to do good.