Thinking Small
The problem with “changing the world” is that it probably involves invoking impossibly superficial means to address oversimplified problems.
Solutions - Articles
Skoll 2011 Interviews: Daniel Franklin and Mark Kramer
There was an extraordinary amount of positivity, optimism, and collaboration at SWF. I interviewed two people who particularly believe in the power of collaboration.
For Love or Lucre
A veteran social entrepreneur provides a guide to those who are thinking through the thorny question of whether to create a nonprofit, a for-profit, or something in between.
Four Steps to a New Online Fundraising Strategy
In four steps Global Press Institute was able to revamp the online giving culture and more than triple the number of monthly online donations.
Impact Market Failure
It comes down to this: We’re all operating in a dysfunctional market for impact.
Tears for Tech
Response to the fact that a majority of surveyed funders devoted 10 percent or less to tech-related grants and activities.
Skoll World Forum: Large Scale Social Change
The eighth year of the Skoll World Forum showed incredible dedication to accelerating entrepreneurial solutions to the world’s most pressing social issues.
Most Messages Fail. Send Ones That Work.
Many nonprofits send out scores of “updates” and other messages that are really just thinly disguised pitches for money.
Podcast
Safe Water in Communities
A Single Drop for Safe Water Executive Director Kevin Lee, a 2010 Tech Award winner, describes ASDSW's work in the Philippines and beyond.
From the Lab to the Land: Disseminating Technologies for the Poor
Collaboration across sectors supports the scaling up of product dissemination and an organizations’ goals of improving the lives of low-income citizens.