Foundations
Big Bang Philanthropy
How one group of funders gets the most for the poverty-fighting buck.
Tag: Activism
Innovations in the way that organizations use civil disobedience, protests, and other forms of activism to advance social progress
Nonprofit Management
To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked
There may not be one resolution to wicked problems and nonprofits can’t—and shouldn’t—do it all.
Environment
Climate Risks: Linking Narratives to Action
To effectively manage climate risks we must strengthen ties between the mitigation and adaptation communities.
Nonprofit Management
The Secret of Scale
How powerful civic organizations like the NRA and AARP build membership, make money, and sway public policy.
Nonprofit Management
When Good Is Not Good Enough
The sector needs to shift its attention from modest goals that provide short-term relief to bold goals that provide long-term solutions.
Government
Accounting for Justice
The US criminal justice system will benefit from a new tool that collects and compares data on a county-by-county basis.
Social Entrepreneurship
By Youth, for Youth
Through the Global Changemakers program, people under the age of 25 are developing solutions to problems that directly affect them.
Review
Technology & Design
Designing the Digital City
Internet technology can help us to connect, globally and otherwise, but only if we structure it well.
Review
Human Rights
Breakthrough Leadership
The saga of Molly Melching and Tostan, her Africa-based organization, illustrates the power of community-led change.
Civil Society
The Snowden Effect: An Opportunity?
Pro-privacy activists and others have a chance to reinvent the conversation about security and privacy in the digital age.