Philanthropy & Funding
A Case for Giving Locally
A dollar might stretch further overseas, but it can still go far to increase welfare and tackle injustice closer to home.
Tag: Ethics
Philanthropy & Funding
The Civic Science Imperative
Philanthropy has a vital role to play in building a culture of “civic science,” in which scientists take active roles as citizens and citizens engage with scientific research. | Open access to this article made possible by the Rita Allen Foundation
Measurement & Evaluation
From Principle to Practice: Humanitarian Innovation and Experimentation
Without methods to gauge success and failure, and without appropriate ethical frameworks, humanitarian tech may do more harm than good.
Technology
The Unexamined Algorithm Is Not Worth Using
Why nonprofits need to evaluate the ethics of their algorithms.
Impact Investing
Talking About Ethics in Impact Investing
To make the best and most consistent decisions, impact investors need to think about values as much as they think about growth and financial returns.
Social Enterprise
Sales and Social Enterprise Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
To market to the base of pyramid, we need to stop thinking of selling as a dark art.
Social Services
Cash for Leaving Prison: A New Solution to Recidivism?
We must address the poverty that underlies criminal recidivism if we want to reduce the number of people in US prisons and jails.
Business
Sustainability Managers Could Lead the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Corporate sustainability leaders can turn challenges into opportunities for society and companies alike.
Health
Stop Talking About Health Care, Start Talking About People
If we want Americans to be healthy, we must change the conversation.
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Human Rights
The Unfinished Social Entrepreneur
In accepting responsibility for social entrepreneurship, you and I accept the inescapable tension between two very legitimate impulses: the impulse to respect a community, and the impulse to change it.