Social Entrepreneurship
Net Impact vs. The Hub: Do Game Mechanics Work for Voluntarism?
Game mechanics will mature, and volunteer programs will adopt them to enhance their programs.
Lloyd Nimetz
Technology & Design
Information Overload, Action Deficit
Real change only occurs when people, and the institutions we collectively form, restructure to make better use of new technology.
Technology & Design
Gaming for Good
The explosion of online gaming offers opportunities to use game mechanics to create social good.
Civil Society
The First Social Movement Plan Competition
Different from typical business plan competitions, the new Social-M Challenge is engaging people of diverse backgrounds to solve serious problems and gain experience in the world of campaigning.
Social Innovations
A Technology Revolution for Revolutions!
Internet tech tools are mobilizing collective action and revolutionizing ways to start a revolution.
Nonprofits
Why All Leaders Should Have Gone to Design School
Great leadership is all about the ability to design social systems.
Social Innovations
Donate for Return vs. Invest for Impact: Where Do You Stand?
The field of socially responsible investing is still in very wild and hostile territory.
Philanthropy
The Future of Philanthropy: Giving 2.0
Online giving markets help donors contribute more easily.
Nonprofits
A New Way to Respond to Natural Disasters
Better practices in disaster relief involve market-orientated nonprofit organizations, or social-mission-orientated, for-profit companies, playing a more prominent role.