For a more equitable, inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy, we must invest substantive, resourced, and long-term decision-making power in the public.

An excerpt from The Tech That Comes Next on the technology needed to create a more inclusive, equitable world.

Ahead of the 2022 Frontiers of Social Innovation conference, “Power at Play in Social Change,” a collection of articles exploring shifts in philanthropy, place-based social change, public interest technology, and more.

Four data-driven, inclusive human resource systems that can help quickly scaling nonprofits maintain their efficiency, values, and performance.

Because decentralization doesn’t necessarily mean redistributing power, Web3 must make values integral to the architecture.

For a more inclusive form of capitalism, human capital must flourish as much as financial capital does.

The future of meetings is hybrid. To keep boards and teams fully engaged, nonprofit leaders need to master hybrid technology, program design, and facilitation.

An excerpt from Frontiers in Social Innovation on making ESG metrics trustworthy

Mergers among nonprofits don’t have to be distress-oriented deals of survival. Rather, M&A can offer some compelling opportunities that are unique to nonprofits.

How should a nonprofit decide whether to accept or reject a donation from a controversial source? Start by thinking about what the nonprofit gives in return.

Corporations can achieve greater environmental and financial performance by developing and implementing circular business model strategies.

Tackling the world’s many problems does not require starting with large, ambitious proposals. Instead, we should begin with minimum viable consortia—small, agile initiatives that can learn and adapt as they grow.

Social problems are entrenched in distressed communities. New approaches for uplifting neighborhoods demonstrate the scale and collaboration necessary to offer opportunity to all.

Every.org is turbocharging a new wave of philanthropy by eliminating costly technological barriers for nonprofits.

Syrinx is an AI-driven wearable device that returns human speech and, with it, human dignity.

Invisible Hate is a digital platform that informs the public about the racist history of America’s Confederate monuments so that they can take action.

Nonprofits are piloting direct cash transfer programs to help people experiencing homelessness.

Germany’s Mobile Counseling Teams empower local citizens to take back the public sphere from the far right.

Tech nonprofit Food Rescue Hero has created a promising solution to the intersecting crises of food waste and food insecurity.

Global charity A4ID boosts the ability of NGOs to fight poverty and corruption by connecting them to law firms.

For more than four decades, Gram Vikas has been delivering equitable water and sanitation systems to deprived villages in rural India by training and encouraging them to take ownership of their solutions.

Community health workers, neighborhood clinics, and real-time data bolstered America’s COVID-19 response. They could now form the cornerstone for more equitable health care.

The social sector too often extracts and siloes data from the communities it supposedly serves.

Through place-based work, we have learned new ways to partner, collect data, and invest to bring systemic change and eliminate structural inequalities in our communities.

Bossy managers can induce staffers to be less supportive of colleagues.

Corporate donations tend to generate supportive regulatory comments from their nonprofit recipients.

Performance measurement can help employees see value and meaning in their work.

Researchers find that relationship-building exercises between troubled students and their teachers cut recidivism.

John List’s The Voltage Effect offers advice for companies looking to hit it big, but does the endless pursuit of scale produce more harm than good?

Beth Breeze’s In Defence of Philanthropy offers a passionate rebuttal to criticisms of giving that have dominated public discourse.

Nonprofits need to go into relationships with donors with their eyes wide open and dispassionately weigh the risks and rewards of the exchange.

A collection of standout pieces published online about blockchain for good, collective impact, overcoming racial equity fatigue, and carbon offsets.

New genome sequencing has produced saline-resistant and flood-tolerant rice.

What will it take to put a real S in ESG?

How to move from net zero to net impact.

An excerpt from Dismantling Global White Privilege on a postcolonial theory of change.

We need targeted investments in the entire pipeline of talent if we want to close the gap of BIPOC doctors, dentists, researchers, and health administrators.

An excerpt from The Smart Nonprofit on using smart technology to prioritize people.

Collective impact initiatives have contributed to systems changes and improved the lives of many living in our communities. In the next decade, they must focus on equity, shifting imbalances of power, sustainability, and greater collaboration across initiatives to achieve even more lasting social change.

Four steps B Corp must take to successfully implement its “glocalization” strategy and promote responsible business in South Korea and beyond.