Amplifying Impact with Mission Investments
How foundations can reimagine a proven philanthropic tool to more effectively address today’s social and environmental challenges.
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Philanthropic Pioneers: Foundations and the Rise of Impact Investing
As impact investing expands in scope and sophistication, foundations are leading the way.
Mission Possible: How Foundations Are Shaping the Future of Impact Investing
This series, produced in partnership with Mission Investors Exchange, will explore what’s next in impact investing and what we can learn from some of the most innovative foundations.
Impact India
Impact India online offers ongoing coverage of social innovation in India.
Systems Change in Education: It Begins With Us
To make education systems more adaptive, innovative, collaborative, and empathic, we as change leaders must first model these characteristics ourselves.
Onward: Accelerating the Impact of Social Impact Education
University social impact centers are stretched thin. Rather than do more of everything, the best strategy may be to establish a baseline level of services, and then focus on making significant progress in one distinct area.
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Contributory or Disruptive: Do New Forms of Philanthropy Erode Democracy?
Modified from an excerpt of Philanthropy in Democratic Societies: History, Institutions, Values, edited by Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, and Lucy Bernholz.
Putting Community First in Social Innovation Education
Social innovation educators are responsible for teaching students how to become collaborative community partners. Here's how.
Shifting Philanthropy From Charity to Justice
We need a new framework for giving to address America's economic, social, and political inequalities.
The Messy Middle: Managing the Challenges of Scale-up
Five lessons on scaling educational technology for the most vulnerable children.