Book Excerpts | Cities
How San Francisco Became a ‘Silicon City’
Cary McClelland's new book, Silicon City, documents the transformation of San Francisco in the digital age.
Excerpt
Book Excerpts
Excerpts of top books on social innovation
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Environment
Be Green and Save a Little
An excerpt of Magali A. Delmas and David Colgan's The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet.
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Impact Investing
The Politics of Impact
An excerpt from Jed Emerson’s The Purpose of Capital: Elements of Impact, Financial Flows, and Natural Being
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Human Rights
The Invisible Care of Women
An excerpt from Unjust Conditions: Women’s Work and the Hidden Cost of Cash Transfer Programs.
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Collaboration
The Collective Impact of Suspending Suspensions
An excerpt of Twenty Years of Life: Why the Poor Die Earlier and How the Challenge Inequity
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Nonprofits & NGOs
How ‘Charity’ Became ‘Philanthropy’
Braided Threads traces the fascinating history of America’s nonprofit sector.
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Environment
Sustainable Disruption
An excerpt from Can Business Save the Earth?: Innovating Our Way to Sustainability
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Business
A New Framework for Sustainability
An excerpt from All In: The Future of Business Leadership
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Economic Development
Five Industry-Changing Principles from India
An excerpt from Reverse Innovation in Health Care: How To Make Value-Based Delivery Work
Excerpt
Book Excerpts | Education
Off the Beaten Path
An excerpt from Leapfrogging Inequality: Remaking Education to Help Young People Thrive.