Measuring Social Impact
REDF Leverages First Social Innovation Fund Grant
A look at what’s promising and fresh about the Social Innovation Fund.
Tag: Employment
Understanding why people are out of work and innovative ways to provide them with jobs
Nonprofit Management
A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Foundation and nonprofit leaders need to pay the same attention to increasing employment in the sector as they do to preserving the full deductibility of donations at the highest tax brackets.
Economic Development
Youth Voices in the Global Economy
Engaged youth on the global stage—a report from the G-20 Summit and MY SUMMIT.
Technology
Connectivity for Youth
“Digital citizenship” and connectivity are opening up new avenues to tap into the creativity, inventiveness and enterprise of youth to create educational and economic opportunities.
Business
A Good Business for Poor People
Microfranchising poses fewer risks and offers greater benefits than does creating a new business from scratch.
Nonprofits
Four Ways to Create a Successful Nonprofit Career Path
A few ideas to consider if you’re trying to figure out how to create your own path.
Technology & Design
Micro-multinationals Rising
Small, Web-wired start-ups that are using social media to find, then recruit, the best new talent from around the globe and leverage it for immediate innovation, impact, and sustainability.
Nonprofits
Why Personal Branding Is the Most Effective Career Tool for Young Professionals
Why it’s important for young professionals to consider personal branding an essential part of their professional development.
Nonprofits
11 Reasons Why New College Grads Should Pursue Nonprofit Careers
For those interested in social innovation but who aren't sure what they want to do next.
Podcast
Economic Development
Edward P. Lazear - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
The future of financial regulation has been a topic of intense debate in the aftermath of the financial crisis. In this audio interview, Stanford MBA student Lisa Scheible talks with Edward Lazear, an expert on labor economics from Stanford, about how government regulation and policy have influenced the economic recovery and how they can prevent similar crises in the future.